Topics are constituency relations, technical expertise, power of bureaucratic routines, agency competition, and reliance upon case studies. An analysis of financial management and budgeting procedures as applied to federal, state and local governments. An examination of the basic concepts and techniques of management, with emphasis upon strategies, structure, organizational behavior and control. An in-depth exploration of empirical analytical techniques with emphasis on their relationship to public sector planning. An introduction to major theories concerning management in the public sector, including analysis of individual behavior in an organizational context.
Emphasis is on the politicized environment.
An examination of modern labor movements in the United States, with special attention to the National Labor Relations Act and other fair employment practices acts. Attention will also be focused on the laws of unionization, collective bargaining, strikes, and picketing. The internship is designed to gain practical experience in the field of public administration. A written report or a portfolio development is required. An examination of the relationships between urban public administrators and their environment.