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  • Essay / The Theory of the Classical Model of Public Administration

    The Classical Model of Public Administration has so far been influenced by two major figures, Max Weber and Frederic Taylor. The classical model emphasized the indispensable role of the superior role in the bureaucratic system. As Weber stated, "a system of control in which policy is set at the top and implemented through a series of offices, with each manager and worker reporting to a superior and held accountable by that person" (Weber: Pfiffner 2004 p. 1).While Frederick Taylor, who also contributed to the classical theory of the model, had stated that to ensure good accountability, management must exercise strict control over its organization and planning process. However, despite this strict control, this does not necessarily mean workers. will be overexploited (Taylor: Pfiffner 2004 p. 1). So, in this classical theory, the implementation of the leadership role to erect the regulations within the organization is very dominant. Whereas in Public Management or New Public Management, the indicator of Someone considers successful or not is oriented towards the agreed objective, and to achieve the objective it has been given little flexibility, so that he can manage it to the maximum in accordance with market expectations. This is a response to the classic impasse. According to Pollit and Bouckaert (2011), the new public management attempted to improve the effectiveness of public management through the application of market-oriented business methods. Where is the need to achieve a market-like mechanism, performance indicators, targets, competitive contracts and a quasi-market. In this system, system responsibilities or accountability have already started to be decentralized (spread out), where each person or organization...... middle of paper ......Traditional public administration versus new public management: accountability versus effectiveness, George Mason UniversityStocker,G. 2003 “New Localism, Participation and Networked Community Governance” United Nations Global Survey on e-Government 2010 and 2012. http://unpan3.un.org/egovkb/datacenter/ CountryView.aspx (accessed 8/4/ 2014) World Bank. 1994. “Variing Definitions of Governance and Good Government” //web.worldbank.org/theSitePK:497024,00.html (accessed 10/4/2014)World Bank 2006, Social Accountability: What is what does this mean for the World Bank? Chapter 2 http://www.worldbank.org/socialaccountability_sourcebook/PrintVersions/Conceptual%2006.22.07.pdf (accessed 10/4/2014) World Bank .2012, citizen participation through social accountability http://wbi.worldbank . org/wbi/Data/wbi/wbicms/files/drupal-acquia/wbi/social_accountabillity_insert_final.pdf (accessed. 8/4/2014)