Develop a strategic innovation for a public organization

Abstract

Public Administration in the United States , as in other countries , is carried out by career administrators appointed by the government for executing work in areas of national priority that fall under the purview of the state . It is a discipline that while akin to private sector management also differs markedly because of different missions strategies , objectives , organizational structures and ways of doing work . While public sector managements work primarily for economic gain public administrations work towards social good in diverse areas . The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is one such

public administration function that is devoted to a social mission , namely improving the country 's road safety and formulates its strategies and objectives accordingly . One of the chief issues facing the agency is the incidence of drunk driving a phenomenon that leads to thousands of deaths every year

This assignment deals with the issue of drunk driving , taking account of the responsibilities of public administration in this regard and the use of a specific technical innovation to curb its incidence

Table of Contents

Serial Details Page

Abstract 1

1 Introduction 3

Overview 3

Detailing of Problem 4

Objective 7

Limitations of Study 8

2 Literature Review 9

Public Administration 9

Drunk Driving 18

The Importance of Innovation 24

3 Strategic Analysis 33

Overview of NHTSA 33

Strategic Analysis 37

4 Innovation 41

5 Conclusion 45

References 48 1 . Introduction

Overview

Public Administration (PA ) in the United States , as in most other countries plays a critical yet misunderstood and under appreciated role It is thought of mostly as a necessity of the modern state , an amalgam of officious government departments and salaried officials with wide ranging powers that allow them to intrude and interfere in the lives of ordinary citizens . Apart from these intrinsically negative perceptions public administration in common opinion is also linked with bureaucratic misuse of power , highhandedness , and , in many third world countries with extreme corruption . These opinions , which even while they do not reflect the complete truth are possibly natural in the American society which values freedom of thought , speech and action , entrepreneurship and innovation , above most other ideals . While public administration officials do not count among the organizational heroes of the country (these distinctions being reserved for the business managers who head organizations like Microsoft , Google and Hewlett Packard , their contribution towards the development of the American state has been and continues to be significant and they play a vital role in American society . Many people believe that only the national government can do something about the most crucial problems confronting society , such as the deterioration of the environment HYPERLINK "http /www .questia .com /PM .qst ?a o d (McKinney Howard , 1998 )Public administration in the United States consists of development and implementation of formulated policies through various arms and departments of the government . While policy making is theoretically the right of elected representatives , pubic administrators also play a key role in the process through their interaction in this regard , both with citizens and with...