Public Organization Theory

Public Management (PMGT) 5140

Course Description :

• Introduction to the basic theories of organizational structure and behavior as they relate to the public sector.

• Course Purpose and Objectives
• Needed materials
• Course Outline
• Instructor/More Information

Course Purpose and objectives

Purpose :

• Managing in the public sector poses unique challenges, including: constraints in managing personnel, difficulty in measuring outputs, serving multiple masters, and operating in a fishbowl of public and media scrutiny. This course explores the dynamics which govern public organizations, and tools you can use to manage in this challenging environment.

Course Objectives :

• 1) To identify the dynamics which govern public organizations.

  2) To identify motivators and de-motivators in the environment and learn to use them.

  3) To learn to select an appropriate leadership style when communicating with the employees.

  4) To gain experience communicating in brief public presentations.

Needed materials :

Texts

Downs, Anthony, Inside Bureaucracy, Glenview, IL : Scott Foresman and Co., 1967.

Hersey, Paul; Blanchard, Kenneth H and Johnson, Dewey. Management of Organizational Behavior. Fifth Edition, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1988.

Other :

• Computer Disk : Please buy 3.5" High Density, IBM format (1.44MB) diskette.

  Internet Access : If you do not already have an internet account, please get a free internet account and learn to use it early in the semester. some instructional materials and class discussion may be put on the web.

Course Outline :

Week	Topic	Reading
Part I:The Challenge:Why Bureaucracy doesnt work
1	Organization Theory	Downs Chap. 1-5 ( 48 pp.)
2	Characteristics Common to Bureaus	Downs Chap. 6-9 ( 64 pp.)
3	Communication and Control	Downs Chap. 10-13 ( 54 pp.)
4	Organizational Search and Challenge	Downs Chap. 14-17 ( 55 pp.)
5	Recruitment & Goal Consensus	Downs Chap. 18-22 ( 57 pp.)
6	Presentations.
Part II:The Task: How to Make the most of your Organization.
7	Motivation	H&B Ch. 1-3 ( 88 pp. )
8	Leadership	H&B Ch. 4-7 ( 96 pp. )
9	Situational Leadership Model	H&B Ch. 8-9 ( 66 pp. )
10	Presentations
11	Supervision of Human Resources	H&B Ch. 10-12 ( 77 pp. )
12	Communicating and Management	H&B Ch. 13-15 ( 88 pp. )
13	Implementing Leadership	H&B Ch. 16-18 ( 59 pp. )
14	Organizational Challenge	H&B Ch. 19 ( 45 pp. )
15	Organizational Transformation	H&B Ch. 20-23 ( 66 pp. )

This is a tentative schedule which is adapted each semester to fit the academic calendar.

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For more Information, Contact

Dr Paul Trogen

214 Sam Wilson Hall

East Tennessee State University

Department of Economics, Finance and Urban Studies

Box 70686

Johnson City, TN 37614-0686

(423) 439 - 6631.

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