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Readings

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1/15

Introduction

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Introductions

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Review syllabus and assignments

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Public administration - Art vs. science

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Management matters!

 

R: 3 - 21

T: 1 - 8

A: 34 - 44, 152 - 167, 178 - 184)

 

1/22

Foundations of Public Administrative Theory

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Politics vs. public administration

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Overview of theories of management and organization

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Public, private, and nonprofit organizations

 

R: 22 - 78

T: 9 - 25

A: 1 - 33

RES #1

RES #13

 

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Case #1: School Lunch (R #13) (Everyone must due this assignment)

1/29

2/5

Environment of Public Organizations

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Environmental conditions

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How organizations respond to the environment

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Intergovernmental relations

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Issue networks

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Political power and public policy

 

R: 79 - 123

T: 26 - 40, 211 - 269

A: 89 - 120

RES #12

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Case #2: Blast in Centralia  (R # 12)

 

2/12

Organizing

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Bureaucracy

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Organizational goals and effectiveness

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Organizational structure, design, and technology

 

R: 127 - 150, 169 - 218

T: 41 - 125

RES #2, #14

RES #1

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Case #3: How Kristin Died (R #14)

2/19

Organizing (Cont.)
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Org design (cont.)

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Work groups and teams

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Advantages and disadvantages of groups

 

R: 332 - 339

T: 126 - 182

A: 121 - 133, 145 - 151

 

bulletPre-proposals for the Group project due

2/26

Decision Making

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Bounded Rationality

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Incrementalism

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Garbage-can model

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Decision making problems

 

R: 151 - 169, 338 - 339

T: 183 - 210

A: 73 - 81

RES #3, #4, #16

W: Atlantic Monthly Article

W: Chapter from CAIB Report

 

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Case #4: Columbia Disaster (R #16)

 

3/4

No Class - Spring Break

 

 

 

3/11

 

Leadership, Power, & Organizational Culture

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Leadership theories

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Sources of power

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Administrative power

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Managerial roles

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Transformational vs. transactional leadership

 

R: 289 - 307

A: 63 - 72, 168 - 177

R:  307 - 331

T: 360 - 391

RES #5, 17

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Case #5: MOVE (R #17)

3/18

Leadership, Power, & Organizational Culture (Cont.)
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Finish leadership & power discussion

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Organizational culture

 

R:  307 - 331

T: 360 - 391

RES #5

W: Red Cross Reading

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Case #6: Bernadine Healy & Red Cross (Download)

3/25

Motivation

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Values and motives

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Competing ethical obligations

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Work motivation

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Incentives

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Public service motivation

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Motivation theories

 

R: 219 - 288

T: 270 - 326

A: 82 - 88, 134 - 144

RES #15

 

 

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Case #7: WTC & 9/11 (R #15)

4/1

Motivation (Cont.)
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Motivation theories (cont.)

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Methods used to enhance work motivation

 

R: 219 - 288

 

 

4/8

Communication & Conflict

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Communication

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Barriers to effective communication

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Functional vs. dysfunctional conflict

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Conflict resolution

 

R: 339 - 352

A: 45 - 62

RES #6, #7, #18

 

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Case #8: Columbine (R #18)

4/15

Grant Proposal Presentations & Written Assignment Due

 

4/22

New Governance

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Reengineering/TQM

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Privatization

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Managing third party government

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Tools of Government

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Information management and technology

 

R: 355 - 424

T: 327 - 359

RES #8, #9,  #10, #11

W: Value Jet Reading

bullet Case #9: Value Jet (Download)

5/2

Take Home Final Exam is Due

 

  

R = Rainey, Understanding and Managing Public Organizations; T = Tompkins, Organization Theory and Public Management; A = Ashworth, Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug; CS = Case Study in Stillman; RES = Reading is on reserve in the library; W = reading is contained in link on the class web site.

*Class schedule is subject to change.

  

Students should check the schedule frequently for announcements made via the web or by email.

 

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