Question #1: Public administration and business administration can be described as two different sides of the same discipline. There are several areas in which a comparison between the two can be made, the most obvious being effectiveness. Focusing on profit and bottom lines is more in the realm of business administration, the less human of the two. Business administration is more dependent on and uses other companies to help deliver its products. Public administration, on the other hand, is a little more difficult to define, it is interdependent and motivated by the common good rather than profit. The public sector faces increasing pressure to run government like a business; be more profitable, as small as possible, competitive, entrepreneurial and focused on customer satisfaction. When the focus is on integrating business practices into public administration, the quality of public service declines and the interaction becomes less about commitment to public service and more about manufacturing and marketing a product . Since the Regan era, more and more people have adopted the idealistic political position that governments should act more like a business with the president as both CEO and commander in chief and voters as customers and shareholders. There are three main reasons why adopting this ideology and borrowing business principles and practices undermines the essence and core values ​​of public administration. The first reason is the most obvious to the casual observer: businesses are based on profits and governments are based on people. Success in business means profit, so asking government to operate more like a business is asking government to start doing...... middle of paper ......lic is restored to its ownership position and citizens engage with governance institutions to create public outcomes. Despite these criticisms, public administration reforms have had widespread impact across this country and around the world. The principles underlying these reforms have improved government performance and accountability, and the public administration has employed various strategies to streamline management and improve public service. It is important to keep in mind that while technological advancements or reforms may result in significant productivity improvement, the most significant long-term gains will come from paying attention to the human side of the organization . Successful public administration requires a successful balance between concerns on the technical side of the agency and attention to people..