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Leading Organizational Development In The Public Sector –
ldr532
(3 credits)
This course prepares students to lead change in the public sector. Students will apply leadership theories in the public sector considering the unique role of shared decision making between appointed and elected officials in a political environment. Other topics include culture in the public sector, power, group behavior, financial and nonfinancial motivation, and workplace conflict.
This graduate-level course is 6 weeks.
This course may be available to
take individually or as part of a degree or certificate program.
To enroll, speak with an enrollment advisor.
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Effective Public Leadership in the Organization
- Identify potential organizational challenges in the public sector.
- Explain the influence of culture and leadership theories on public sector organizations.
- Summarize the importance of leadership in employee empowerment.
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Matching Employees and Organizations
- Devise methods to build effective teamwork relationships among employees.
- Analyze the effect of positive and negative communications on public organizations.
- Determine leadership methods used to maintain productive organizational structure.
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Organizational Leadership in the Public Sector
- Apply leadership theories in public sector organizations.
- Create a strategic plan to develop a stakeholder power base to meet the organizations objectives.
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Strategic Planning
- Explain strategic planning and its importance to an organization.
- Develop effective communications to inform stakeholders.
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The Leaders Role in Creating a Positive Work Environment
- Evaluate the role of the manager in creating a positive working environment.
- Describe leadership techniques to promote financial and nonfinancial motivation.
- Describe how leadership maximizes power by utilizing structure in the public sector.
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The Resolution of Workplace Conflict
- Identify potential sources of workplace conflict.
- Recommend solutions to workplace conflict situations.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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