Application: Public Versus Private Administrators

Reflect on your past experiences within the private sector, whether as a manager, an employee, and/or an observer (e.g., customer, client, patron, etc.). In light of knowledge gained from the Learning Resources, consider how the roles that private administrators play in their professional lives are both similar to and different from the roles that public administrators play.

The assignment (2-3 pages):

• Explain at least two specific similarities between the roles that public administrators and private administrators play in their professional lives.

• Explain at least two specific differences between the roles of public and private administrators.

• Explain at least one insight you have or conclusion you can draw about public administrators as a result of this comparison.