MAN 680: Challenges of Public and Nonprofit Management – Case Study Seminar
Contents
World-wide public and nonprofit organizations make an important contribution to society. In order to face the increasing economization and globalization in the public and nonprofit sector, organizations need to professionalize. Combined with the public and nonprofit-specific organizational purpose, these tendencies pose particular challenges to public and nonprofit management. These will be highlighted by analyzing scientific papers and by discussing practical cases and project work.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module students will be able to explain the particularities of public and nonprofit management, apply general management methods in the public and nonprofit sector, evaluate the development of specific concepts for public and nonprofit organizations, discuss hypotheses and findings in the field of public and nonprofit management, and critically analyze scientific papers. Moreover, key competences such as presentation competence, working with academic papers and team competences shall be acquired.
Necessary prerequisites
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Recommended prerequisites
Helmig, B./Boenigk, S. (2020): Nonprofit Management, 2. Aufl., München.
Veit, S./Reichard, C./Wewer, G. (2019): Handbuch zur Verwaltungsreform, 5. Aufl., Wiesbaden.
| Forms of teaching and learning | Contact hours | Independent study time |
|---|---|---|
| Seminar | 3 SWS | 14 SWS |
| ECTS credits | 6 |
| Graded | yes |
| Workload | 180h |
| Language | English |
| Form of assessment | Presentation (40%) and written seminar work (60%) |
| Restricted admission | no |
| Further information | – |
Examiner Performing lecturer |  | Prof. Dr. Bernd Helmig tba |
| Frequency of offering | Spring semester |
| Duration of module | 1 semester |
| Range of application | M.Sc. MMM, M.Sc. WiPäd, M.Sc. VWL, M.Sc. Wirt. Inf., LL.M., MAKUWI |
| Preliminary course work | – |
| Program-specific Competency Goals | CG 1, CG 2, CG 3, CG 4 |
| Literature | Harvard case studies and selected scientific articles |
| Course outline | Kickoff: General introduction on public and nonprofit management, allocation of case studies Block seminar week – topics: Hybrid organizing, Corporate philanthropy, Impact Investing, Partnerships and Network Governance, Strategic Management, Scaling Social Business, Corporate Volunteering, Volunteer Management, Public Service Motivation, Citizen Participation More information can be found in the syllabus on the chair’s website. |