To be taken in the final two semesters of the M.P.A. program. Examination of normative issues in management of programs in international context. Emphasis is on interplay of cultural, sociopolitical, legal, and ethical factors and on management and policy problems arising from conflicting goals, values, and inequities among nations and regions. Overview of nonprofit governance as well as basic contract, labor, and tax law issues within nonprofit corporation law. Relationship between the board and the executive is covered, and ethics topics typical to nonprofit organizations such as self dealing, fiduciary responsibility, and human resource issues.
Methods used by managers to systematically assess performance.
Prepares managers to use information more effectively in developing programs and services and formulating policy, and covers reporting techniques to communicate performance results. Examination of decision making under risk and uncertainty. Readings introduce the major intellectual perspectives on the topic and are drawn from a variety of disciplines, including biology, economics, law, and psychology. Emphasis is on making actual decisions under uncertainty. May be repeated with different topic.