Suchergebnisse

Administration in the public interest -- Public administration history and public interest practices -- The constitution, administrative law, and public interest principles -- Federalism, states, communities, and public interest policies -- Organization theory and the public interest -- Public management and the public interest -- Public personnel management and the public interest -- Public budgeting, finance, and the public interest -- Public policy, policy analysis, and the public interest -- Nonprofit organizations, faith-based initiatives and the public interest -- Administrative ethics and the public interest -- The future and hope of administration in the public interest

The relationship between religion and politics in the United States is a much‐studied academic area, particularly evident in political institutional and behavioral venues such as interest groups, electoral behavior, and political culture. One academic area that has not received much attention is the influence of religion on public administration. Recently, however, public administration scholars have begun to mimic their counterparts in the business world by examining the role of religion and spirituality in the public workplace, especially with regard to organizational performance, ethical behavior patterns, decision making, and the personal spiritual health of employees. This article examines the role and impact of religion and spirituality in the workplace, reviews court cases and political measures regarding religious expression in the public sector, explores a private sector model to explain the interrelationship between religion and spirituality in the public workplace, and challenges public administrators to consider the positive role that religion and spirituality can play in the public workplace.

The definition and nature of the public interest is an ongoing area of debate and controversy among public administration scholars and practitioners. This article's main thesis is that there exists an identifiable public interest entailing both normative and pragmatic elements that should be a foundational concern of every practicing public administrator. The administrator's duty entails three factors: (a) the fiduciary duties to the commons as defined and constrained by constitutional principles, (b) policies that are congruent with our democratic values, and (c) the practice of nonidiosyncratic and universalized ethical administrative leadership and decision making. The article addresses this much maligned and dismissed topic by tracing its historical development focusing on the various lenses, working definitions, characteristics, and typologies of the public interest and illustrating their application in a case study of the Federal Communications Commission. The authors conclude with summary reflections and implications for public administration and public policy.

The public interests -- Virtue of public administrators -- Utility in democratic policymaking -- Duty to the constitution and laws -- Federalism, states, communities & honesty -- Public organizations management & loyalty -- Human resources management & diversity -- Public financial management & corruption -- Nonprofits & faith-based organizations