Foundations of Public Management - Einzelansicht

The course on "Resource management" (German) in the public sector will soon also be launched for module MMBBWL710 – public management (business administration/BWL). You can then book "Resource management" as a second seminar in this module in addition to this course.

Mandatory and additional readings will be provided in Moodle. These are chapters from
Hughes, Owen (2018): Public Administration and Management (5th ed.), Basingstoke etc.: Palgrave.

In addition, it is recommended to read Pollitt, Christopher (2016): Advanced Introduction to Public Management and Administration, Cheltenham: Edgar Elgar.

Furthermore several books can be recommended:
• Bovaird, Tony/Löffler, Elke (Hrsg.) (2015): Public Management and Governance
(3rd ed.), London/New York: Routledge.
• Lynn, Lawrence/Hill, Caroline J. (2016): Public Management: A Three-Dimensional
Approach, Washington (2nd. ed.), DC : CQ-Press.
• Pollitt, Christopher/Bouckaert, Geert (2017): Public Management Reform. A
Comparative Analysis (4th ed.), Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press.
• Rainey, Hal (2014): Understanding and Managing Public Organizations (5th ed.),
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Moodle Course Access Information: 

Foun_Puma_WS2021

Password: Management

https://moodle2.uni-potsdam.de/course/view.php?id=25247

• Regular and active participation
• Preparation (readings!)
• Six entries to the learning diary in Moodle AND an interview paper of 30.0000 characters (all inclusive; +/- 10%) on ”What do public managers really do and how do they cope with their challenges” (deadline: 8 March 2021)
• Participation only: six entries to the learning diary in Moodle.

The course will provide an advanced introduction to public management and its fundamental functions and issues. Focusing on the specific context of public sector organizations, it will be an overview regarding the particular context, managing resources, leadership, organizing, and the challenges of managing strategy and performance. Therefore, major reform approaches will be mentioned, as well as governance-related issues. Based on the textbook by Owen Hughes (“Public Management & Administration. An Introduction”) major functions and challenges of managing public organizations will be analyzed and discussed. Both theoretical perspectives and practical tools are taken in account.