Public Organization Theory and Behavior

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Offers conceptual and practical perspectives for understanding and managing organizations. A spectrum of theories of organization will be examined. The concepts and issues to be discussed include mechanical and organismic aspects of organizations, organizational culture and politics, organizational psychodynamics, and recent theories of organizing including the use of networks and privatization. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the MPA Director. Lecture Hours: 3 Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Major Restrictions: Public Administration Student Class Restrictions: Graduate-Semester Schedule Type (Primary): Lecture Schedule Type (Additional): Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic,Lecture/Unsupervi Lab/Clinic,Seminar-Small Group,Supervised Lab/Clinic,Unsupervised Lab/Clinic,Independent Study,Directed Study (one-to-one),Practice Teaching Click here for the Schedule of Classes.