PADP 8940 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Crc Press, Taylor & Francis, Camberley

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Public Administration and Policy
• Course: PADP 8940
• Professor: Brewer

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Book note 2 - introduction to comparative administration. Cheltenham and camberly, uk, and northampton, ma usa: edward elgar. Jreisat (2011) chapter 2 comparative public administration: comparative public administration (cpa) The study of administrative institutions, processes, and behaviors across organizational, national, and cultural boundaries. A method of investigation and analysis comparing attributes and performance of administrative systems and subsystems, of individuals or groups in positions of decisions making. External factors exerting influences on management action and behavior: (ie. societal values, legal norms, politics, international-global accords, culture, & state of economy) In democratic governance, political environment determines scope and objectives of the public services, the values to be applied when delivering: need for comparative administration. Broadens knowledge of conditions conducive to strong or weak administrative performance. Factors leading to cpa: impact of globalization and regional integration leads many decision to be made through multilateral negotiations and communication on the international level, growth of international organizations, natural inclination to compare performance, cpa framework.