NAME: BRENDA CHIPETA
STUDENT NUMBER: 2023002138
COURSE CODE: BOPA1010
COURSE: BACHELOR OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
YEAR:FIRST YEAR FIRST SEMESTER
QUESTION 2
According To Max Weber, Bureaucracy constitute Of Officialdoms Meaning It Consist Of
Officials Who Hold Higher Positions Thus Having A Greater Or Upper Hand In Decision
Making Or Pursuit Of Policies .
The Principles Of Max Weber Stipulate How Each Person Has A Described Part Or Role In
Organisational Activity Based On Authority Relation. In This Case The Principles Of Max
Weber Can Be Used In the Zambian Civil Services In The Following Ways:
Formal Selection: Civil Service Can Use This Principle So As To Select Individuals Based On
Merit And Not Corruptive Means. For Example Outlining Qualifications And The Necessary
Requirements For One To Get Selected Into Civil Service.
Authority Hierarchy: Hierarchy Simply Means System On How Organisation Or Society Is
Ranked .Therefore There Should Be A Distinguishing Nature Of Position In Offices Between
The Top Office To Down Thus Fostering Uniformity In The Handling Of Work.
Division Of Labour: There Should Be A Distinctive Way As To Who Handles What And How
.Example A Minister Cannot Be Found Sweep His Office When There Is Specific Person
Allocated To Do That.
Career Orientation: One Needs To Understand His /Her Role And Not Feel Authoritative
When Given An Office Or Obligation To Lead Others. For Example Using Force As A Way
Of Command To Their S Surbodinates.
QUESTION 3
Public Administration Is Considered As An Art Rather Than A Science Because Of Different
Scolars Opnions .Examples Of The Scholars Are Dehi And Woodrow Wilson.(The Father Of
Public Administration,
Public Administration As A Science Requires Experiment And Procedures In Order For It To
Be Validated, While Art Does Not Require That Validity
Science Uses Empirical Studies To Process Its Outcome While Art Is Influenced By
Enviromental Factors For Example Politics, Cultural, Economical And Social Factors.
Public Administration Is Considered As An Art Rather Than A Science Because There Is No
Agreed Upon Principles Where As to Science Governed By Principles That Guide It. An
Example Is The Law Of Gravity Which States That What Goes Up Must Come Down.
Public Administration Is Considered As An Art Rather Than A Science Because It Is Value
Free. This Simply Means That It is Not Easily Influenced Nor Subjective Like Science Is.
public ADMINISTRATION IS REGARD AS AN