MGMT19100  Public Administration

In this continuation of the study of public sector organisations in Australia, topics include the decision-making process including advisory bodies and ministerial staff, the budget process and financial coordination, public personnel practices such as recruitment and selection, promotion, appeals, the career service concepts, permanence and neutrality, secrecy and silence, technology and its impact, local government organisation and its possibilities, changes to review of the public service and such current issues as equal employment opportunity and lateral recruitment.