MPV_RVVS Public Management

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Růžena Lukášová, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Dagmar Špalková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Dagmar Špalková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Jana Biskupová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:50 P103, except Thu 4. 4.
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPV_RVVS/01: Thu 10:00–11:50 P103, except Thu 4. 4., D. Špaček, D. Špalková
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites. It is however better if students who want to enroll for the course have some knowledge on public administration (e.g., they had passed a relevant course before).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The role of public sector manager in connection with the new conditions, transformation of public sector and the increasing demands and expectations from citizens, is changing. Management organizations in public administration not mean only a policy defined by the central levels of public administration. Means to achieve mission objectives filled the public sector organizations and the interests of stakeholders, and it efficiently, effectively and economically, to focus on achieving results and take responsibility for them. Achieving that places significant demands on the competence of managers of public sector - requires skill in using these modern tools of management and apply them in specific terms the public sector.

The aim of the course is to provide basic information about the specifics of public management, first, in general, and second, with focus on strategic management, quality management, change management, and human resources management in public administration. The course combines lectures which deal with current knowledge in international literature as well as lectures of practitioners from the Czech public sector.
Learning outcomes
By passing the course students will be able to
• interpret significant, specifics and modern trends of reforms and modernizations in public administration and the public sector,
• discuss specific abilities which are necessary for successful managerial positions in public administration,
• clarify and apply basic principles of strategic management, quality management and change management and improve knowledge on aims and methods of their instruments,
• understand specifics of human resources management (HRM) in public administration and specify and discuss individual HRM activities,
• evaluate possibilities and limits of implementation of modern managerial instruments in the context of public administration.
Syllabus
  • The course consists of the following main parts:
  • The first part concentrates on the general overview of management in public administration from the perspective of contemporary theories of management in the public sector (public management). Students will be familiar with current problems and challenges encountered by managers in public administration and public sector organizations currently face.
  • The second part focuses on the strategic management of public sector organizations as a key instrument of development organizations, fulfilling the mission and satisfying the interests of stakeholders. Attention is paid the basic stages of strategic management (formulation and implementation strategies), focusing on the development of organizational strategy in the downstream sub-strategies, programs and projects. Particular attention is devoted to management practices and tools needed to pursue strategic goals. This part deals with quality management in public administration too. First, the theory and foreign experiences are outlined. Second, quality management tools are introduced and discussed.
  • Given the crucial importance for the realization of the strategy and achieving organizational goals with human resources is the third part of the course devoted to HRM and the specifics of public administration. HRM not being seen as separated from the management function, but as a key area of managerial work and means of implementation of sub-strategies and programs.
Literature
    required literature
  • OECD (2023). Czech Republic - Towards a more modern and effective public administration. Available at: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/governance/oecd-public-governance-reviews-czech-republic_41fd9e5c-en.
  • ŠPAČEK, David. Public management v teorii a praxi (Public management in theory and practice). Praha: C. H. Beck, 2016, 376 pp. Beckova edice ekonomie. ISBN 978-80-7400-621-0. info
    recommended literature
  • POMAHAČ, Richard. Veřejná správa. 1. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2013, xx, 315. ISBN 9788074004476. info
  • DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Zuzana. Řízení lidských zdrojů. Vyd. 1. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2012, xxvi, 559. ISBN 9788074003479. info
  • POLLITT, Christopher and Geert BOUCKAERT. Public management reform : a comparative analysis - new public management, governance, and the neo-weberian state. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011, xvii, 367. ISBN 9780199595082. info
  • BRYSON, John M. Strategic planning for public and nonprofit organizations : a guide to strengthening and sustaining organizational achievement. 4th ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011, xxviii, 54. ISBN 9780470392515. info
  • ARMSTRONG, Michael. Armstrong’s handbook of human resource management practice. 11th ed. London: Kogan Page, 2009, xxvi, 1062. ISBN 9780749452421. info
  • LUKÁŠOVÁ, Růžena. Služby a jejich specifické charakteristiky (Services and their specific characteristics). In Lukášová, R. a kol. Měření spokojenosti občanů s veřejnými službami jako součást řízení kvality v organizacích veřejného sektoru. první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Ekonomicko-správní fakulta, 2009, p. 6 - 10. sv. 1. ISBN 978-80-210-5112-6. info
Teaching methods
Lectures,presentations by professionals in the sectors, class discussion, group projects, case studies, readings. In the case a student is attending an internship abroad, he/she should contact a course guarantor in order to find out about requirements for passing the course (e.g., compensatory work, possibility to pass a similar course during his/her internship).
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with a defence of a seminar project and final test.
Course organization and requirements are specified further in studying plan which is published before the semester starts.

Important information! If students commit a prohibited act, such as using various forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam or any other cheating, the teacher is allowed to interrupt an exam and to grade a student with F, FF or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence. The mentioned procedure relates to all the activities that are included in the final evaluation of the course (seminar work, essays, tests etc.).

If the student enrols in the course during his/her exchange scholarship he/she must contact the course guarantor and agree with him on the conditions of the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2025.
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