The Fundamental Purpose Of Public Service Is The Government: Principles of Management Assignment, UOL, Ireland

Assignment 1:

1. ‘The fundamental purpose of public service is the government not management’, (IPA Manual 2016:46). With reference to examples, explain each of the following characteristics of public sector organizations:

• Serving all citizens
• Monopoly versus competition
• Long-term versus short-term
• Freedom of information

2. Tiernan and Morley (2019:19) observe that ‘the focus of Fayol’s work was the senior executive of the organization which reflected on his managerial experiences’. Describe the six essential areas proposed by Fayol’s Administrative Management, giving examples to illustrate your

3. ‘There are eight different types of plan, which form a hierarchy’ (Tiernan & Morley, 2019:129). Discuss this statement by describing each of the eight different types of plans and give one example of each to illustrate your

4. ‘The contemporary approaches to management have developed since the 1960s and include systems theory and contingency theory (Tiernan & Morley, 2019:37). Explain and discuss systems theory and contingency theory, and give two examples of each theory to illustrate your response.

Assignment 2:

1. Using examples from any public sector organization with which you are familiar, examine four complexities of managing public services, and discuss the respective challenges faced by public service managers in managing public services in

2. Explain the key features of the theory of bureaucracy, and evaluate the contribution of the theory of bureaucracy to the current management of Provide examples to illustrate your answer.

3. Tuckman & Jensen (Mullins, 2016) identify five successive stages of group development and relationships. Give a definition of a group, and discuss each of the five successive stages of group development, giving examples of each to illustrate your answer.

4. ‘A good control system allows people to measure and modify their performance leading to better performance and greater job satisfaction, (IPA Manual 2016:117). Explain and discuss different financial and non-financial methods of control.