Public Administration - Core Branches

Core Branches

In academia, the field of public administration consists of a number of sub-fields. Scholars have proposed a number of different sets of sub-fields. One of the proposed models uses five "pillars":

  • Human resource management is an in-house structure that ensures that public service staffing is done in an unbiased, ethical and values-based manner. The basic functions of the HR system are employee benefits, employee health care, compensation, etc.
  • Organizational Theory in Public Administration is the study of the structure of governmental entities and the many particulars inculcated in them.
  • Ethics in public administration serves as a normative approach to decision making.
  • Policy analysis serves as an empirical approach to decision making.
  • Public budgeting is the activity within a government that seeks to allocate scarce resources among unlimited demands.

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