Political Science Answers

Describe seven ways to manage resistance in the organisation. (14)

Explain four types of forces that lead to strategic change in the organisation. (4)

1. ‘In a democratic Republic, the elected officials must retain the favourable opinions of the citizens, and their efforts to influence organisations will reflect this need’. Discuss how the interaction between civil society and Elected Officials may help to facilitate this position.

The approaches to the study of Public Administration may include the Philosophical Approach, the Legal Approach, the Historical Approach, the Scientific Approach, the Case Method Approach, the Behavioural Approach, the , Institutional & Structural Approach and the Consensus Approach. Provide a critical evaluation of any four of the approaches, highlighting their key strengths and weaknesses

Many people believe that public organisations would be better if it were run by private-sector managers using standard business practices. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

In 1926, Governor Gordon Guggisburg also stated that ‘‘if the people of the Gold Coast are ever to stand by themselves, it must be by the gradual development of their own institutions and customs to meet the demands of more modern and advanced civilisation’’. What led to this statement and the result of it. 

The evolution of Public Administration in Ghana began with ‘a Chieftaincy Administration’ which was practiced before the arrival of the Europeans. In the process, the British introduced what could loosely be referred to as a ‘Traditional-Federal’ State. To what extent do you think that this change in the systems of governance was inevitably leading to a ‘Democratic’ system of governance in Ghana?

Should chiefs be part of our local governance and if so what should be their role in the local governance.