Public Organization Theory

The course offers a holistic view of the core processes deployed by organisations of all types, economic sector notwithstanding. It presents theories and concepts for the analysis of the environment, organizational design, strategy implementation and the study of the relative effects. The course also explores three organizational topics of particular relevance to the public administrations: change management, the pros and cons of e-government and contextual analysis.

At the end of the course the student will have a holistic view of the core processes deployed by organisations of all types, which include the analysis of the environment, the organizational design, the strategy implementation and the study of the relative effects, the change management, the pros and cons of e-government and the contextual analysis.