ChinaEurope public management 中欧公共管.ppt

Public Management in a Mixed EconomyChina-Europe Management Teachers ProgrammeHEC, Jouy en Josas – July 10, 2002 Luca G. Brusati, Ph.D. (luca.brusati@uni-bocconi.it) Director for International Relations Department of Public, Healthcare and Nonprofit Management Bocconi University School of Management Overview What do we mean by “public management”? The art and science of dealing with transitions Implications and challenges for public sector managers What do we mean by “public management”? A tentative definition (1) “Public management” = The management of societal resources to achieve results in the public interest ? A tentative definition (2) What is management? What resources are involved? How is the public interest defined? Who manages? Where does management take place? What is management? Working definition: Set of related decision-making and implementation processes through which an organization is led towards the achievement of its objectives What resources are involved? Tangible resources (e.g. assets, money, people) Intangible resources (e.g. power, credibility, legitimacy) “announcement effect” “moral suasion” How is the public interest defined? (1) Theory of the common good How is the public interest defined? (2) Adequate governance patterns must be in place Who manages? Weberian bureaucracy Politicians (elected) Tenured civil servants (hired) Spoils system Politicians (elected) Short-term civil servants (appointed) Tenured civil servants (hired) Where does management take place? (1) JURISDICTIONS Political organization of the population of a given geographical area, e.g. municipality, province, region, state (and their bodies) Where does management take place? (2) INTRA-ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT Co-ordination of inputs for the direct delivery of a service INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT Co-ordination of the behaviors of different stakeholders for the indirect satisfaction of a need Key differences between public and priv