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Steven Rathgeb Smith
PB AF 555
Seattle Campus
Examines various topics of public importance in nonprofit management. Integrates the political, managerial, and economic dimensions of these issues.
Class description
Public-Private Partnerships:
Public-private partnerships are an increasingly common strategy to address important public problems, especially at the state and local level. This course is a comprehensive overview and examination of partnerships and their implications for public policy and nonprofit and public management. In particular, the course will examine the diverse array of partnerships in the US and abroad. And it will examine the management challenges involved in the development and implementation of different partnership strategies. As such, the course will not only provide students with a conceptual framework to understand the formation and maintenance of partnerships, but will discuss and investigate the important characteristics of successful partnership strategies.
Student learning goals
Analyze the specific public-private partnerships for their appropriateness and likelihood of success and sustainability.
Understand the commonalities and differences in public-private partnerships in advanced industrial countries and developing countries.
Understand the different measures of success, accountability and performance.
Be able to recommend strategies to improve the management and governance of partnerships.
Communicate in written and oral form your analysis, ideas and recommendations on partnerships.
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