MGG2331

Public sector management

Dr Ali Haidar

6 points · Distance, approximately 12 hours per week · Second semester · Gippsland

Objectives The two key objectives of the subject are to introduce students to the nature, scope and problems of public sector management in Australia and provide them with the understanding necessary to integrate and apply management principles in planning, operations, staffing and control in the public sector. In examining current issues and the changing role of management in the public sector, students will also develop the ability to critically appraise and recommend improvements to organisational practices.

Synopsis This subject covers the nature of public administration, its governmental framework, planning policy making, operations, staffing, control and contemporary issues in public sector management.

Assessment Assignments 50% · Examination (3 hours): 50%

Prescribed texts

Hughes O Public management and administration: An introduction Macmillan, 1994

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