1st Edition

Managing Public and Nonprofit Organizations Stories of Success and Failure

By Charles Coe Copyright 2018
178 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

178 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

178 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Managing Public and Nonprofit Organizations  approaches public management learning in a unique way, examining more than 100 high-profile and little-known administrative failure and success stories to explore how failures happen, how they can be prevented, and how to replicate successes in other jurisdictions. Organized to complement a standard public management or organizational... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Organization Structure

3. Organizational Culture

4. Performance Management

5. Financial Management

6. Human Resource Management

7. Procurement Management

8. Policymaking

9. Capital Management

10. Information-Technology (IT) Management

Appendix A: Meeting the NASPAA Universal Competencies

Biography

Charles Coe is Professor Emeritus of Public Management in the School of Public and International Affairs at North Carolina State University, USA.

"By linking familiar and unfamiliar stories of government and nonprofit success and failure to fundamental management concepts, abstract concepts come to life in Managing Public and Nonprofit Organizations. Charles Coe has found a formula sure to spark lively classroom debate." – David Ammons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

"Managing Public and Nonprofit Organizations offers students a unique and valuable combination. They get a comprehensive review of major topics in public management illuminated by a wide range of stories that highlight successes and failures in organizations. Together, students will have a grasp of principles and practices and appreciate why good management matters." – James H. Svara, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA