Course description

This course aims to provide a wide-ranging introduction to the unique issues in public sector management.

Learning and teaching methods

20 hours of lectures (10 x 2 hours)

Course texts

The recommended ?textbook? for this course is a general work on various aspects of management in the public sector:

Flynn, N. (2012) Public Sector Management (6th edition), Sage, London.

Other useful textbooks include:

Bovaird, T. and Loeffler, E. (eds) (2009) Public Management and Governance, Routledge, Abingdon.

Ferlie, E., Lynee, L. and Pollitt, C. (2005) The Oxford handbook of Public Management, Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Howlett, M. (2011) Designing Public Policies, Routledge, Abingdon.

Joyce, P. (2012) Strategic Leadership in the Public Services, Routledge, Abingdon.

Pollitt, C. (2003) The Essential Public Manager, McGraw-Hill, Maidenhead.

Ringland, G. (2002) Scenarios in Public Policy, Wiley, Chichester.

Scholes, K. and Johnson, G. (2001) Exploring Public Sector Strategy, London: FT Prentice Hall.

Walker, R., Boyne, G. and Brewer, G. (eds) (2010) Public Management and Performance: Research Directions, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Assessment

Course Assignment (100%)

*Course content subject to change