PAD 714. Organizational Performance Assessment

Examines the concept of productivity and its application in the management and evaluation of public organizations. Addresses work-process analysis, input and output measurement, improved worker skills and motivation, and management innovation as avenues to improved productivity. Views the role of productivity in labor-management relations, and considers how productivity goals relate to other societal goals.
Prerequisite: Public Administration 700 or Public Administration 705 or permission of the Program Director.
30 hours plus conferences, 3 credits
 
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