Introduction to basic public management theory as well as theoretical and conceptual knowledge about public & non-profit organisations.602.805: At the program level, this course is assigned to the following learning goal: Students are able to explain the basic principles of Business.

Lecture, discussion, presentation of case studies.

1. Public management and public institutions             - Performance measurement in the public and non-profit sector             - Public policy and public management 2. Public institutions 3. State-owned enterprises 4. Public-private partnerships and privatisation 5. New public management 6. Selected functions of public business administration             - Organisation and personnel management in public institutions             - Governmental accounting             - Public sector marketing 7. Non-profit organisations and non-profit management             - Organisation and personnel management in non-profit institutions             - Financial resources in non-profit institutions

- Bovaird, T./Löffler, E. (2009): Public Management and Governance, 2. edition, Routledge - Ferlie, E./Lynn, L./Pollitt, C. (2007): The Oxford Handbook of Public Management, 1. edition, Oxford University Press - Pollitt, C./Bouckaert, G. (2004): Public Management Reform, 2. edition, Oxford University Press

Online exam (SPU) - in the lecture hall (you have to be present at University; it's online, not remote!)! Important note: https://intranet.aau.at/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=758087736 (if you can't open this link please klick on it with the right mouse button and go to "open in new tab")

Content of the lectures, lecture notes

Answer exam questions in essay form. Time for the exam: 1 hour