Homework 1: Write a Memo about Basic Concepts and Theories Related to Public Management
Length: 3 to 4 pages.
Instructions
Suppose you are a department head for the city government in which you live (or another city, if you wish) and you sit on a committee with other city government department heads (i.e., police chief, utilities director, etc.). The purpose of the committee is to resolve problems and discuss issues related to management and organization. One week, the committee discussed its need to know more about some of the basic concepts and theories related to public management (basically, concepts related to the readings you've just completed this week). When your colleagues expressed a concern about their lack of expertise in this area, you volunteered to do some analysis of scholarly material related to this topic to brief your colleagues on themes and theories relevant to this topic. The committee chair asked you to present your findings in a memo form. In order to develop an effective memo, you decide to:
• Discuss five key principles related to the basic concepts and theories of public management that you learned from the readings; and
• Apply them to administration in a local government context.
• Write this memo in a way that presents your knowledge of this topic. Address it to the committee chair (Mr. Xing) and your other department head colleagues. Be sure to cite the resources that you used at the end of the memo.
References:
• Cook, B. J. (2007). Democracy and administration. Woodrow Wilson's ideas and the challenges of public management. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins...
• Frederickson, H. G., Smith, K. B., Larimer, C. W., & Licari, M. J. (2016). The public administration theory primer. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
• Rainey, H. G., & Cook, M. (2014). Understanding and managing public organizations. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Homework 2: Analyze a Case Study on Management and Organizational Behavior
Length: 3 to 5 pages.
Instructions
On the first page of the Cincinnati Enquirer on March 20, 2018 (see the Horn (2018) resource this week), was an article that explained some significant issues in the city government in Cincinnati, namely between the mayor and city manager. This article discusses this case and explains the way in which the city charter was developed. Read this article and summarize the problem(s). While every problem is complex (and cannot be clearly or completely articulated in just one article), consider the main issues involved and provide three plausible solutions. Discuss the impact of these solutions, and then recommend one solution to help Cincinnati's political quagmire be resolved.
Follow this format:
• Write an introductory paragraph.
• Summarize the problem in the case study.
• Provide three plausible solutions to the problem.
• Analyze the impact of these three plausible solutions.
• Recommend which solution you suggest should be implemented and articulate reasons for your recommendation.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.