Evaluation of Agency’s Ethics, Cooperation, Leadership, and Legal Decisions, week 6 assignment #3

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1. Analyze two to three (2-3) current events from the past two (2) years (using the e-Activity in Week 4*) focusing on the administrative responsibility and ethical implications to the stakeholders, organization, and public regarding the issues in described in the current event. (Title this section Administrative Ethics.) (*Go to The Center for Public Integrity iWatch, located at http://www.iwatchnews.org/icij/about. Scroll to the bottom of the page to “What We Investigate.” Select a topic and review three (3) of the latest news items about it.)
2. Assess the leadership of this agency (in light of leadership models) and of the political context in which the agency operates, highlighting at least three (3) ways internal agency leaders and political leaders have influenced the success and / or failure of the agency. (Title this section Leadership Influences.)
3. Analyze the power the agency has in enforcing the regulations they are asked to uphold (using the e-Activity in Week 5). Discuss two to three (2-3) challenges to enforce the agency’s regulations. (Title this section Legal Decisions.)
4. Analyze three to four (3-4) strategies for the agency’s future plans for administrative ethics, leadership, and legal to improve the agency’s operation and its primary recipients. (Title this section Strategies for Consideration to Administrative Processes.)
5. Recommend two (2) strategies that will provide immediate improvement based on models that influence public policy and the three to four (3-4) strategies presented in criteria four (4) above with a reason each recommendation would bring about improvement. (Title this Recommendations for Improvements to Administrative Processes.)
6. Provide proof of one to two (1-2) interviews by submitting the completed interview form with a list of questions for and responses from each interviewee. (Put this in the Appendix under Interview Forms.)
7. Provide four to five (4-5) relevant and credible outside resources that support the content of this assignment. (Include no more than one (1) non-government Website.)
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
- Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The sections must have appropriate titles. The cover page, reference page, and appendix pages are not included in the required assignment page length. The assignment must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Analyze leadership models, theories, characteristics, and skills.
- Examine ethical issues and legal statues related to the various elements of public administration.
- Recommend ways to improve specific areas of public administration.
- Analyze past and present political and legal issues, strategies, trends, and models that influence public policy and public administration.
- Use technology and information resources to research issues in public administration.
- Write clearly and concisely about public administration using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

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The agency I used was Environmental Protection agency

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Running Head: AGENCY EVALUATION

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Agency Evaluation
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AGENCY EVALUATION

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In the recent past, regarding an agency like International Consortium of Investigative
Journalists several changes have been put in place with the changing world to improve the
administrative functions of various agencies. It is the duty of the administration to perform
several functions in an organization. Some of the functions include staffing, decision-making,
file keeping staff motivation, recruitment among others (Lundgren & McMakin, 2013). With the
current technological changes and ethics in business however, there has been calls to improve the
service delivery among administrators. This has been done through a number of ways to enhance
their functions. The main two are discussed in the paragraphs below.
There has been serious administrative responsibility. This means that the various organizations
have clearly stipulated clear guidelines in the administration of the organization. This involves
dividing the administrative roles in various departments to enhance the performance. Several
managers in charge of various departments are normally answerable to the overall manager. This
helps in easing the work of the manager as he now manages several subsections and he can now
evaluate which section is failing. Therefore, it is important to employ the best suitable person to
suit a particular department to improve the overall performance in the organization. This has
been an upcoming trait in management of the organization to improve efficiency and accuracy,
which had earlier been diluted, by the prior single management.
Ethical implications in business have also been looked at. This has been done in a nu...