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But is it public Administration?: The But is it public Administration?: The Place of Voluntary Sector Management Place of Voluntary Sector Management in the Discipline.in the Discipline.

Hygiene Factors in the Management of Hygiene Factors in the Management of Volunteer OrganizationsVolunteer Organizations

Volunteer Sector: Its Public Essence Volunteer Sector: Its Public Essence

But is it public Administration?: The But is it public Administration?: The Place of Voluntary Sector Management Place of Voluntary Sector Management in the Discipline.in the Discipline.

Hygiene Factors in the Management of Hygiene Factors in the Management of Volunteer OrganizationsVolunteer Organizations

Volunteer Sector: Its Public Essence Volunteer Sector: Its Public Essence

Voluntary sector is a large and growing in Voluntary sector is a large and growing in our country today, and many of this are in our country today, and many of this are in the process of institutionalization. Thus, the the process of institutionalization. Thus, the demand to learn how to manage their demand to learn how to manage their operation systematically, efficiently and operation systematically, efficiently and effectively. Besides the significant role in effectively. Besides the significant role in civil society in governance is becoming civil society in governance is becoming increasingly recognized, propelled in diverse increasingly recognized, propelled in diverse ways by the trend towards democratization ways by the trend towards democratization and globalization.and globalization.

Is it really Public Administration?Is it really Public Administration?

…… “…… “YES”.YES”.

But let me define and take you to academic But let me define and take you to academic voyage of the evolution of “Public” in Public voyage of the evolution of “Public” in Public Administration. Administration.

The meaning The meaning of “Public” in of “Public” in Public Public Administration Administration is the is the organizing organizing concept in concept in delineating delineating the field. the field.

i. As the management of governmental organization

ii. As the provision of public goods and services

iii. As governance for the public interest

The first meaning of “Public” is a synonym of “GovernmentGovernment”. This is the meaning of the phrases:

Public SchoolPublic HospitalPublic AgencyPublic FundsPublic Official

This is also the original meaning of the modifier “Public” in Public Administration.

As the Management of Governmental As the Management of Governmental OrganizationOrganization

The 2nd meaning of “Public” is refers to the collective as beneficiary of “Public Goods” those whose benefits are indivisible and with significant externalities. Examples are:

Public Utility

Public Health

Public Policy

As the Provision of Public Goods As the Provision of Public Goods and Servicesand Services

The 3rd meaning of “Public” in Public Administration is as the “PeoplePeople” the presumed beneficiary of government and providers of other public goods as well as the embodiment of the collective in a nation.

As Governance for the Public As Governance for the Public InterestInterest

The philosophy of public administration The philosophy of public administration and public philosophy as a whole have and public philosophy as a whole have always given a central place to the always given a central place to the people as embodied in ideas of “Public people as embodied in ideas of “Public Interest” or the “Public Good”. Interest” or the “Public Good”.

As Governance for the Public As Governance for the Public InterestInterest

According to Barry Bozeman (1987), in a According to Barry Bozeman (1987), in a seminal book. Stated that all organization seminal book. Stated that all organization are “Public” . If that is true, the obverse are “Public” . If that is true, the obverse would also be true: All organization are would also be true: All organization are “Private”“Private”

The Volunteer Sector in the The Volunteer Sector in the Continuum of Publicness-Continuum of Publicness-PrivatenessPrivateness

Bozeman argue that some Bozeman argue that some government organization are private government organization are private in that:in that: Some of their good are “purely Some of their good are “purely

private” or intermediate between the private” or intermediate between the purely private and purely public. purely private and purely public. (1987:50)(1987:50)

Public ownership is diluted, thus power Public ownership is diluted, thus power is delegated to managers. (1987:54) is delegated to managers. (1987:54)


Cont……Cont……Some administration motive is self-Some administration motive is self-

interest, even when the stated interest, even when the stated organization motive is not. (1987:53)organization motive is not. (1987:53)

““A public manager will have a great A public manager will have a great opportunity to increased his well being at opportunity to increased his well being at the expense of the owner’s wealth to a the expense of the owner’s wealth to a greater extent that a manager of a greater extent that a manager of a proprietary concern because it is relatively proprietary concern because it is relatively less costly to do so.” (Bozeman 1987:53, less costly to do so.” (Bozeman 1987:53, quoting Davies 1981:115)quoting Davies 1981:115)


Comparison of Comparison of Business, Public and Business, Public and

Voluntary Sector Voluntary Sector ManagementManagement

Sphere of OperationPurposePersonnel AdministrationClient ParticipationFund GenerationStructure to whom Accountable

Qualification of Qualification of StaffStaff

Retention of Retention of StaffStaff

Reward SystemReward System

DisciplineDiscipline

Ledivina V. CarinoBut it is Public Administration?The Place of Volountary Sector Management in the DisciplineIntroduction to PA in the Philippines: A Reader2nd edition, UP NCPAG 2003

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