Introduction

This course introduces the fundamental concepts and techniques for managing government and nonprofit agencies. It focuses on structural models; individual behavior, including group dynamics and leadership; effective use and management of human resources; political and cultural frameworks; and interorganizational relations and networks within the context of current theory and application. Questions of effectiveness, responsibility, and professional relations are considered. Topics will cover contemporary management theory; the nature of complex organizations; organizational and intergovernmental arrangements; roles and responsibilities of managers; managerial and organizational effectiveness; organizational structure and dynamics.

Textbook

  • Lee G. Bolman & Terrence E. Deal, Reframing Organization, Artistry, Choice, and Leadership.
  • Hal G. Rainey, Understanding and Managing Public Organizations.

Lectures

  1. What is public management
  2. The structure frame (part 1)
  3. The structure frame (part 2)
  4. The human resource frame (part 1)
  5. The human resource frame (part 2)
  6. The political frame (part 1)
  7. The political frame (part 2)
  8. The symbolic frame
  9. The inclusive frame
  10. The collaborative frame
  11. Leadership and organizational change