Administrative Theories & Administrative Theories & Organization for Public Organization for Public

AffairsAffairsThe Administrative StructureThe Administrative Structure

What is Bureaucracy?What is Bureaucracy?

Systematic organization of people & Systematic organization of people & tasks into some kind of pattern that tasks into some kind of pattern that will facilitate the achievement of will facilitate the achievement of group effort.group effort.

System with components which System with components which includes people, offices, authority & includes people, offices, authority & processes for translating “community processes for translating “community action” into rationally ordered “social action” into rationally ordered “social action”.action”.

What is Bureaucracy? Cont’dWhat is Bureaucracy? Cont’d

Ideally, characterized by technical Ideally, characterized by technical specialization. These skills require specialization. These skills require training and experience resulting in training and experience resulting in specialization which ultimately specialization which ultimately makes for proficiency and makes for proficiency and professional careership in professional careership in government serivce.government serivce.

What is Bureaucracy? Cont’dWhat is Bureaucracy? Cont’d

That specialization optimize the possibility That specialization optimize the possibility of carrying out administrative functions in of carrying out administrative functions in accordance with “calculable rules” accordance with “calculable rules” regardless of persons performing or regardless of persons performing or affected by said rules. Administration affected by said rules. Administration becomes rational and depersonalized. becomes rational and depersonalized. Rules take precedence over personal Rules take precedence over personal feelings and emotions. Because of the feelings and emotions. Because of the objective standards, human irrationality is objective standards, human irrationality is reduced to the minimum.reduced to the minimum.

3 Ideal Types of Authority3 Ideal Types of Authority Traditional authority establishes legitimacy Traditional authority establishes legitimacy

of rulership as arising from age-old of rulership as arising from age-old practice handed down from generation to practice handed down from generation to generation.generation.

Charismatic authority rests upon the Charismatic authority rests upon the individual personality of the leader, his individual personality of the leader, his innate charm to inspire loyalty and innate charm to inspire loyalty and devotion from others.devotion from others.

Legal-rational authority is established by Legal-rational authority is established by rules, not necessarily inflexible but rules, not necessarily inflexible but capable of being changed rationally as capable of being changed rationally as situations demand.situations demand.

Philippine BureaucracyPhilippine Bureaucracy Established upon rational-legal Established upon rational-legal

foundations.foundations. Has elements of the traditional and the Has elements of the traditional and the

charismatic as basis for legitimization.charismatic as basis for legitimization. Kinship ties and primary group interests Kinship ties and primary group interests

prevail over formal legal relations. Sense prevail over formal legal relations. Sense of pity & sympathy, gratitude for whatever of pity & sympathy, gratitude for whatever one has done for somebody in the past one has done for somebody in the past makes for dynamic relationship resulting makes for dynamic relationship resulting in parochialism & personalism.in parochialism & personalism.

Thus overturning the principle of merit and Thus overturning the principle of merit and fitness.fitness.

Philippine Administrative StructurePhilippine Administrative Structure

Jurisdiction of the DepartmentJurisdiction of the Department

The department posses jurisdiction The department posses jurisdiction over bureaus, offices, regulatory over bureaus, offices, regulatory agencies and government-owned agencies and government-owned and controlled corporations assigned and controlled corporations assigned to it by law.to it by law.

Administrative RelationshipAdministrative Relationship

Supervision & controlSupervision & control Administrative supervisionAdministrative supervision AttachmentAttachment

Authority DelegationAuthority Delegation

To implement plans & programs To implement plans & programs effectively, authority over and effectively, authority over and responsibility for operations may be responsibility for operations may be delegated to bureau directors & delegated to bureau directors & regional directors.regional directors.

The Departments of GovernmentThe Departments of Government

268 agencies268 agencies 21 administrative departments21 administrative departments 139 attached entities139 attached entities 139 other agencies139 other agencies Grouped into eleven sectors based Grouped into eleven sectors based

upon mission or purpose, overall upon mission or purpose, overall programs & specific plans & programs & specific plans & functions of the agencies concernedfunctions of the agencies concerned

General Government SectorGeneral Government Sector

Department of Budget & Department of Budget & ManagementManagement

Department of Foreign AffairsDepartment of Foreign Affairs Department of FinanceDepartment of Finance

Agriculture, Agrarian Reform & Agriculture, Agrarian Reform & Environment SectorEnvironment Sector

Department of Agrarian ReformDepartment of Agrarian Reform Department of AgricultureDepartment of Agriculture Department of Environmental & Department of Environmental &

Natural ResourcesNatural Resources

Trade & Industry SectorTrade & Industry Sector

Department of TourismDepartment of Tourism Department of Trade & IndustryDepartment of Trade & Industry

Infrastructure & Energy SectorInfrastructure & Energy Sector

Department of Public Works & Department of Public Works & HighwaysHighways

Department of Transportation & Department of Transportation & CommunicationCommunication

Department of EnergyDepartment of Energy

Education, Culture & Manpower Education, Culture & Manpower Development SectorDevelopment Sector

Department of Education, Culture & Department of Education, Culture & SportsSports

Department of Labor & EmploymentDepartment of Labor & Employment

Health & Social Welfare SectorHealth & Social Welfare Sector

Department of HealthDepartment of Health Department of Social Welfare & Department of Social Welfare &

DevelopmentDevelopment

Defense SectorDefense Sector

Armed Forces of the PhilippinesArmed Forces of the Philippines

Science & Technology SectorScience & Technology Sector

Department of Science & TechnologyDepartment of Science & Technology

Public Order & Safety SectorPublic Order & Safety Sector

Local Government SectorLocal Government Sector

Department of Interior & Local Department of Interior & Local GovernmentGovernment

Cultural Communities SectorCultural Communities Sector