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Strategic Management in the Public Sector. Critique of Public Sector Organizations. Absence of performance orientation leads to poor performance Policy Response: Demand Results Government Performance Results (GPRA) Act 1993 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act 2002
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Critique of Public Sector Organizations • Absence of performance orientation leads to poor performance • Policy Response: Demand Results • Government Performance Results (GPRA) Act 1993 • No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act 2002 • Performance Assessment Rating Tool (2000 - ?)
Elements of Strategic Management • Assess Needs and Demands • Set Goals and Objectives • Identify Constraints • Generate Strategies • Evaluate Alternative Strategies • Select & Refine Strategy • Repeat
SWOT Assignment: Elements • Select Public Sector Organization – Jan. 15 • Organizational Background and Overview • Brief history, legal mandate, goods/services • Goals and Objectives • External Assessment • Opportunities and Threats • Internal Assessment • Strengths and Weaknesses • Fit/Alignment
SWOT Assignment: Sources • Authorizing legislation or other relevant legal documents (e.g. contracts) • Material published by the organization • Evaluations conducted by oversight organizations (e.g. legislative oversight committees, public ombudsmen, inspector general reports, Government Accountability Office or its state/local equivalent, Office of Management and Budget or its state/local equivalent) • Reports in periodicals • Primary or secondary interviews • Blogs
SWOT Assignment: Requirements • Six pages, singled spaced • 12-point font, 1-inch margins • Due March 12
Preview • External Environment (Opportunities and Threats) • Tuesday: Political Environment and Stakeholders