Assignment 2: Managing Competing AgendasDue Week 6 and worth 180 pointsIn this assignment, you will expore how the organization andpolicitial environment of an agency or departments can impact the issueyou selected in Assignment 1.Using the issue you selected from Assignment 1, write a three to four(3-4) page paper in which you respond to the following questions:Examine the organization of the agency in which the issue resides.Describe the structure and departments within the agency and the mannerin which the departments interact with each other.Given the description you provided in Question 1, describe theprimary ways the human resource management part of the organizationalstructure positively or negatively impacts the issue that you selected.Given the description you provided in Question 1, describe theprimary ways the budgeting part of the organizational structurepositively or negatively impacts the issue you selected. Given the description you provided in Question 1, analyze thepolitical environment and explain (2) challenges that politicalresponsiveness may present for management.Include at least four (4) peer-reviewed references (no more than five [5] years old) from material outside the textbook. Note:Appropriate peer-reviewed references include scholarly articles andgovernmental Websites. Wikipedia, other wikis, and any other Websitesending in anything other than “.gov” do not qualify as academicresources.Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), withone-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APAor school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additionalinstructions.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, thestudent’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date.The cover page and the reference page are not included in the requiredassignment page length.The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Assemble the concepts of planning, reengineering, implementation,and program evaluation essential to the study of public administrationas it relates to political choice.Organize the concepts of public budgeting and policy formationessential to the study of public administration as it relates topolitical choice.Reconstruct historical trends related to public administration and its influence on managing public and nonprofit organizations.Organize the concepts of planning and human resource managementessential to the study of public administration as it relates topolitical choice.Use technology and information resources to research issues in public administration.Write clearly and concisely about public administration using proper writing mechanics.
