POSDCORB dengue prevention program, setting goals,
- Luther Gullick and Lyndall Urwick methods, and timelines.
- Administrative Management Theory
- Used to help organizations accomplish their Organization
goals o The mayor assigns roles to the health office,
barangay officials, sanitation teams, and
Planning information officers, establishing clear
working out in broad outline the things to be done relationships and duties.
and the methods to be adopted to accomplish
the purpose. Staffing
o The LGU assigns doctors, nurses, barangay
Organization health workers, and volunteers, and provides
establishing effective behavioral relationships training on dengue prevention and response.
among persons” so they “work together efficiently
… to achieve goals or objectives. Directing
o Local executives issue orders and instructions
Staffing to ensure health workers conduct inspections,
all aspects of personnel administration information drives, and clean-up operations.
deals with organization members’ recruitment,
placement, training, and development. Coordination
o The health office coordinates with barangays,
Directing schools, and NGOs to avoid duplication of
the orders issued by the managers to the efforts and ensure teamwork.
subordinates directing the administration’s Reporting
activities. o Barangay officials submit reports on dengue
It is “guiding, supervising, and leading people.” cases, activities conducted, and progress,
which are consolidated and forwarded to higher
Coordination authorities.
avoiding conflict and duplication in the
organization, securing cooperation and Budgeting
teamwork. o The LGU allocates funds for medicines,
equipment, information materials, and
Reporting
personnel expenses, ensuring proper fiscal
informing the superiors within the agency …
control and accounting.
about what is going on.
keeping the superiors informed about various
KEY TERM
aspects of work.
Planning → Deciding
Budgeting What will be done and how it will be done
the entire field of financial administration.
fiscal planning, control, and accounting. Organizing → Structuring
Arranging offices, roles, and relationships
POSDCORB in Public Administration
Ensures that government action is systematic, Staffing → Manpower
efficient, and accountable, especially in the use Getting and developing the right people
of public resources.
Used in policy implementation, program Directing → Leading
management, and service delivery in the public Giving orders, guiding, and supervising
sector.
Transforming political decisions into concrete Coordinating → Aligning
government action. Making sure everyone works together
Example: A Local Government Unit implementing a Reporting → Informing
Public Health Program Telling superiors what is happening
Planning
o The LGU identifies the problem of rising Budgeting → Financing
dengue cases and plans a community-wide Managing government money