2012/2013  KAN-CM_SU9J  New Public Management. Reformation of the state, regions and municipalities(Intensive)

English Title

New Public Management. Reformation of the state, regions and municipalities(Intensive)

Course information
Language	English
Exam ECTS	7.5 ECTS
Type	Elective
Level	Full Degree Master
Duration	Summer
Course period	Summer 6 week course(3 weeks of classes, 3 weeks of exam) NOTE: The course schedule is at the moment ONLY available at www.cbs.dk/summer
Time Table	Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Study board	Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business Administration
Course coordinator
Faculty - Linne Marie Lauesen, CBS Patricia Plackett - Department of Operations Management
Main Category of the Course
Political leadership, public management and international politics
Last updated on 23-04-2012

Learning objectives

Performance targets and exams Examination based on oral evaluation of a written case-based project delivered as group or individually - 15 pages per person. Evaluation of the oral exam based on the following performance targets: Knowledge of the New Public Management in public institutions and enterprises and adaptation of public governance structures: Theoretical overview Method of Use Knowledge of implementation and evaluation tools Analysis of ethical dilemmas and opportunities Result (s) and perspective.

Prerequisite

Recommended prerequisites (not compulsory): Basic understanding of public management / governance in political organizations and institutions.

Examination

New Public Management. Reformation of the state, regions and municipalities

Project/ Home Assignment (individually written), 15 A4 pages: Type of test Home Assignment Marking scale 7-step scale Second examiner No second examiner Exam period Summer Term Aids Please, see the detailed regulations below Duration Please, see the detailed regulations below Project/ Home Assignment (individually written), 15 A4 pages

Course content

Purpose The course enables the student to analyze the perspectives, tools and earnings generated within New Public Management in the public sector.    Content New Public Management: - Driving forces, political-administrative design, organizational types, convergence and divergence between countries and implementation models (Anglo-Saxon countries, Continental Europe, Scandinavia and Asia), sector studies (health care, police reform, the water sector, postal services, airports and cultural institutions), governance models and auditing (benchmarking), privatization and organization of public-private partnerships (PPP), efficiency and implications, public "voice" and democratization perspective of public leadership and service.             The course’s development of personal competences:   Personal competences developed in this course is an in-depth understanding of the transformation of the public sector from the 1980s till today. The students will develop skills of managerial, governance and leadership competences as the course will be based on case-based teaching and exercises in class.

Teaching methods

Presentations from educators and active discussions, involvement of teachers' research, student presentations and case studies from public institutions and businesses. Comparison and contrast between theory and empirical studies from home and abroad, and student presentations. The lectures will introduce the teacher to both the theoretical perspective and empirical case studies with papers and together with the students discuss and reflect on ethical, social and political dilemmas and opportunities within the New Public Management, partly on the theory's own terms and partly in relation to its practical application in the empirical cases. Student Presentation of theory or empirical cases compared with theory. Training and preparation of synopsis for oral exams.

Expected literature

Christensen, Tom and Lægreid, Per (2010): 'The Ashgate Research Companion to New Public Management', Ashgate December 2010. (522 pages)