Policy

Policy is a deliberate system of guidelines to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. A policy is a statement of intent and is implemented as a procedure or protocol. Policies are generally adopted by a governance body within an organization. Policies can assist in both subjective and objective decision making. Policies used in subjective decision-making usually assist senior management with decisions that must be based on the relative merits of a number of factors, and as a result, are often hard to test objectively, e.g. work–life balance policy. Moreover, governments and other insti

range of ideas tolerated in public discourse

thumb|Diagrams of systems in various degrees of centralisation. From left to right: centralisation, decentralisation, distribution, and distributed decentralisation. Centralisation or centralization (American English) is the process by which the activities of an organisation, particularly those regarding planning, decision-making, and framing strategies and policies, become concentrated within a particular group within that organisation. This creates a power structure where the said group occupies the highest level of hierarchy and has significantly more authority and influence over the other

problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete, contradictory, and changing requirements that are often difficult to recognize

thumb|Unidentified man in Abbaa Gadaa garb. thumb|Gadaa flag Gadaa (pronounced "Geda" meaning "The Gateway" in Oromoo language) is the indigenous system of governance used by the Oromos in Ethiopia and northern Kenya. It is also practiced by the Konso, Burji and Gedeo people of southern Ethiopia. The system regulates political, economic, social and religious activities of the community.

political system in which parliamentary deputies can only enact policies in accordance with concretely transmitted preference by their electors

definition of what it means to be secure for a system, organization or other entity

innovation in human service programs and social policy regarding treatment of the homeless

field relating to leadership, management, and administration of hospitals, hospital networks, health care systems, and public health systems

policies to assist disadvantaged regions

technique used in public administration to enable civil servants to examine and evaluate the available options to implement the goals of elected officials

in public policy, change in the beliefs or practices of a group of people

policy requiring or recommending Open Access to scientific publications

subdisicipline of political science

WS-Policy is a specification that allows web services to use XML to advertise their policies (on security, quality of service, etc.) and for web service consumers to specify their policy requirements.

augustus' Eastern policy at the time of the principate