Public Management

The course aims to provide the necessary tools to understand the economic and business dimension of public administrations, which plays a central role in the governance and management of companies and public administrations. The administration activities of public organizations will be analysed, focusing on issues of management, organization, and detection. The elements that characterize the functioning of public institutions and the most relevant managerial tools (budget, planning and control system, operating mechanisms) will be examined in depth. The reform interventions that have affected the Italian public administration since the 1990s will be examined, with particular attention to the specific realities of different public administrations. The economic and business functioning of specific types of administrations will also be illustrated through in-depth analyses and testimonials.

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to understand the evolution of the economic-business dimension of public administrations and to learn the main operations of public accounting detection (in particular: public budget drawn up in financial accounting and introduction to economic-financial accounting), the organizational structures and the primary operating systems in public companies, and the operating methods of the main types of public companies. The student will also be able to analyse, interpret, and solve the various management problems typical of public companies, identifying constraints and opportunities to ensure continuity and business functionality, also in connection with non-business aspects (institutional and political dimension) of public institutions; furthermore, the student will be able to grasp business dynamics through the logical categories of business economics, regarding the operations of management, detection, and organization.