Programme

Unit 1 - Introduction to the public sector entities
Public entities
Public entities organisation and governance
Decision-making theories
Unit 2 - Management of the public sector entities: past, present and future
From NPM to NPG
Unit 3 - Planning and control of Public Administrations
Performance management and performance measurement
Efficiency and effectiveness
Public sector financial planning
Public sector accounting and financial reporting
Public sector controlling
Unit 4 - How create public value
Creating value

Core Documentation

Course books:

Mussari, R. (2017). Economia delle amministrazioni pubbliche. McGraw-Hill.



Suggested course books:

Paoloni, M., & Grandis F.G. (2007). La dimensione aziendale delle amministrazioni pubbliche. Giappichelli.

Sforza, V. (2015). Le competenze economico aziendali del manager pubblico: Fabbisogni e dotazioni nell’amministrazione che cambia (Vol. 64). G Giappichelli Editore.

Bergmann, A. (2009). Public sector financial management. Pearson Education.

Budding, T., Grossi, G., & Tagesson, T. (2014). Public sector accounting. Routledge.

Jones, R., & Pendlebury, M. (2000). Public sector accounting. Pearson Education.

Type of delivery of the course

Lectures will be in-class. This course meets three times a week for 2 hours. During class, in addition to traditional lectures, we will review different topics that they will be assigned at each student that will be called to work on a specifical area and, at the ending the course, the students will present the final project to the others.

Type of evaluation

The grade will be determined based on the final written exam, consist of 3 questions (60 minutes - max 20 lines for each answer), aimed to verify the level of effective understanding of the concepts. Attending students who have worked on the research project will be awarded a 1 to 3 point bonus on the presentation made in the classroom, which will be added to the evaluation obtained in the written test. For non-attending students, in order to actually verify the knowledge acquired, an oral exam is required.