But is it public Administration?

: The Place of
Voluntary Sector Management in the Discipline.

Hygiene Factors in the Management of Volunteer
Organizations

Volunteer Sector: Its Public Essence
Voluntary sector is a large and growing in our country today,
and many of this are in the process of institutionalization.
Thus, the demand to learn how to manage their operation
systematically, efficiently and effectively. Besides the
significant role in civil society in governance is becoming
increasingly recognized, propelled in diverse ways by the
trend towards democratization and globalization.
Is it really Public Administration?

YES.

But let me define and take you to academic voyage of the
evolution of Public in Public Administration.
The meaning of
Public in Public
Administration
is the organizing
concept in
delineating the
field.
As Waldo (1965:24) stated:
i. As the management of
governmental
organization
ii. As the provision of public
goods and services
iii. As governance for the
public interest

The first meaning of Public is a synonym of
Government. This is the meaning of the phrases:
Public School
Public Hospital
Public Agency
Public Funds
Public Official
This is also the original meaning of the modifier
Public in Public Administration.
As the Management of Governmental
Organization
The 2
nd
meaning of Public is refers to the collective as
beneficiary of Public Goods those whose benefits are
indivisible and with significant externalities. Examples
are:
Public Utility
Public Health
Public Policy
As the Provision of Public Goods and
Services
The 3
rd
meaning of Public in Public Administration is
as the People the presumed beneficiary of
government and providers of other public goods as
well as the embodiment of the collective in a nation.
As Governance for the Public Interest
The philosophy of public administration and public
philosophy as a whole have always given a central
place to the people as embodied in ideas of Public
Interest or the Public Good.
As Governance for the Public Interest
According to Barry Bozeman (1987), in a seminal book.
Stated that all organization are Public . If that is true, the
obverse would also be true: All organization are Private
The Volunteer Sector in the
Continuum of Publicness-Privateness
Bozeman argue that some government
organization are private in that:
Some of their good are purely private or
intermediate between the purely private
and purely public. (1987:50)
Public ownership is diluted, thus power is
delegated to managers. (1987:54)
The Volunteer Sector in the Continuum of
Publicness-Privateness
Cont
Some administration motive is self-interest, even when
the stated organization motive is not. (1987:53)
A public manager will have a great opportunity to
increased his well being at the expense of the owners
wealth to a greater extent that a manager of a
proprietary concern because it is relatively less costly to
do so. (Bozeman 1987:53, quoting Davies 1981:115)
The Volunteer Sector in the Continuum of
Publicness-Privateness
Comparison of Business, Public
and Voluntary Sector
Management
Sphere of Operation
Purpose
Personnel Administration
Client Participation
Fund Generation
Structure to whom Accountable

Business
Administration
Public
Administration
Voluntary Sector
Management
Market
State
Civil Society
Business
Administration
For Profit
Public
Administration
For Public
Service
Voluntary Sector
Management
For Public
Service
For Members
Fulfillment
Technical
Business Administration
Technical
Public Administration
Technical
Value Commitment
Voluntary Sector Management
Qualification of Staff
Based on Performance
Business Administration
Based on Performance
Public Administration
Dependent on Interest and Commitment
Voluntary Sector Management
Retention of Staff
Largely Pecuniary
Business Administration
Largely Pecuniary
Public Administration
Largely Psychic
Voluntary Sector Management
Reward System
Based on Rules
Business Administration
Based on Rules
Public Administration
Moral Suasion and Self Regulation
Voluntary Sector Management
Discipline
Business
Administration
Through
Buying of
Goods
Public
Administration
Originally as
Passive
Recipients
Voluntary
Sector
Management
Promotion of
Involvement
of Citizens
Business
Administration
Profit Making
Public
Administration
Taxation
Voluntary Sector
Management
Philanthropy
Income
generating
projects
Some Public
Funding
Business
Administration
Bureaucracy
Owners
Public
Administration
Bureaucracy
Public, Through
Government
Officials
Voluntary
Sector
Management
Association
Public, through
its Board.
BA PA
Inclusion of commitment as a qualification
Role of values in motivation and discipline
Nurturance of idealism in public service
Value-based leadership and followership
Personnel Issues
Role model for citizen empowerment
Causes and consequences of involvement in democratization and
governance
Understanding role of the state and growth of civil society
Role of Citizens in Governance
Performance-based financing
Analysis of Philanthropy and gift-giving
Social capital
Fund Generation
Alternative to bureaucracy.
What steering means
Co-production of goods by government and NGOs
Public service configuration
Organizational Structure
Ledivina V. Carino
But it is Public Administration?The Place of Volountary Sector Management in
the Discipline
Introduction to PA in the Philippines: A Reader
2
nd
edition, UP NCPAG 2003
END
But is it public Administration?
The Place of Voluntary Sector
Management in the Discipline.
By: Sherwin M. Arcipe