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This revised version of the general public Manager's consultant makes a speciality of the function and obligations of the general public supervisor. situations from executive and nonprofit sectors illustrate useful purposes, and readings from vintage and present assets also are integrated.
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Its goal may be profit, service, control, religion, or other. Whatever the distinction, the manager's concern in every instance is to foster cooperative interactions and contributions toward matters of organizational concern. In each case the manager must develop people skills, such as communication, analysis, motivation, persuasion, and strategy. Why Public Sector Management Is Different The working definition we have adopted also recognizes that, despite the generic aspects of the role performed by all managers, management in government also has its unique dimensions.
Of the estimated 80,000 local governments, the mayor-council form is the most common. The executive and legislative branches share power, department heads are appointed by the mayor, and budget requests of the various departments are acted on by the council. The commission form departs from the typical local organization because elected officials who comprise the council perform both the executive and legislative functions, and the council administers the affairs of the municipality. About 40 percent of cities of 5,000 or greater population use the council-manager form.
Build public housing. Fight fire and crime. Regulate the stock market. Educate us. Require a health warning on cigarettes. Conduct foreign relations. Maintain public roads and sell automobile tags. License us for driving, hunting, and fishing. Research health problems. Tax us. The list could be extended for several more pages. The jurisdictions and complexities of modern government are such that an enumeration of things where government is not involved would probably yield a much shorter list. Governmental complexity is one reflection of the nature of modern society.