The Task Environment of Public Administration.pptx

The task environment of Public Administration

1. The Task Environment of Public Administration MGA 202: Philosophical Foundation of Government Administration

2. The Task Environment of Public Administration Refers to the external factors and entities that directly influences the operations of public organizations.

3. The Task Environment of Public Administration Unlike the internal processes, the task environment is concerned with the organization’s external surroundings and how they interact with and influence it

4. EXTERNAL FACTORS Economic Conditions Technological Advancements Social and Cultural Shifts Legal and Regulatory Frameworks Political Climates

5. PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL Example: External Environment: General Economic Climate Culture Technology Local Government Units Geography and Climate

6. COMPETITORS other organizations that offer similar services and drive the need for improvement and innovation .

7. Competitors of a Provincial Hospital Neighboring hospitals Clinics Rural health units Other Provincial Hospitals .

8. “To effectively compete in a market, a public organization must systematically collect evidence on that market.” [Walker et al., 2011, in Hodgkinson and Hughes, 2014]

9. “Market orientation is idiosyncratic to the organization and involves a complex interplay with other resources, which are critical in creating performance returns.” [Hooley and Greenley , 2005 Hodgkinson and Hughes [2014]]

10. “Boyne [2006] argues that a lack of strategic fit with the external environment is essential for strategic failures in public organizations. However, though market orientation can strategically align an organization with its external environment, internal resource considerations are also necessary.”

11. Success of public organizations cannot be found directly from their adaptation to the environment but in the unique resource combinations of the organization.

12. “Central to this view is the idea that public organizations possess heterogeneous resources and capabilities that can provide a basis for sustained performance.” [Bryson et al., 2007, in Hodgkinson and Hughed , 2014]

13. STRATEGIC RESOURCES Human Informational Organizational Dimensions

14. “When the comparative advantage in strategic resources is exhibited, this should lead to improved performance.” [Hodgkinson and Hughes, 2012]