Public policy and public administration involve the scientific study of governance structures and policymaking processes. They analyze how government and non-government actors develop policies to address public issues, and how these policies impact citizens and groups. Public administration specifically concerns the organization, activities, and behavior of government agencies and officials. The public policy and administration program at Texas A&M trains scholars for research-focused university positions, with a focus on theory and methods. Decision-making is a key process in public administration. Herbert Simon's influential 1948 work defined it as having two interconnected parts - making a decision, and then implementing it. Simon argued that for effective management, organizations need comprehensive policies to guide decision-making and ensure objectives are met. Both