Public and non-profit management reform

The new realities of
globalization and increased accountability are forcing public and
nonprofit organizations to reconsider their use of traditional
management practices. Instead, organizations are opting for
results-oriented management practices typically associated with private,
for-profit organizations. Over the past few decades, several major
public management reform initiatives were created to address the demand
for increased accountability.

For this Discussion, review this
week’s Learning Resources. Think about how public and nonprofit
organizations differ from private, for-profit organizations (e.g.,
environment, goals). Consider potential challenges associated with
implementing private, for-profit management practices in the reform of
public and nonprofit organizations. Then reflect on the applicability of
private, for-profit management practices to public and nonprofit
organizations.

The assignment 1-2 pages must include:

• a brief description of how private, for-profit organizations differ from public and nonprofit organizations.
• describe
  at least one challenge associated with implementing private, for-profit
  management practices in the reform of public and nonprofit
  organizations and provide a specific example.
• explain the private management practice you feel is the most applicable to public and nonprofit organizations and why.

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources and other current scholarly literatureand cite properly in APA!

Resources:

• Cohen, S., Eimicke, W., & Heikkila, T. (2013). The effective public manager: Achieving success in government organizations (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  • Chapter 1, “The Perpetual Crisis in Public Management” (pp. 1–18)
  • Review Chapter 2, “Defining Effective Public Management” (pp. 19–46)
• Andersen, J. A. (2010). Public versus private managers: How public and private managers differ in leadership behavior. Public Administration Review, 70(1), 131–141.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
• Boyne, G. A. (2002). Public and private management: What’s the difference? Journal of Management Studies, 39(1), 97–122.
  _{Public
  and Private Management: What’s the Difference? by Boyne, G. A., in
  Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 39/Issue 1. Copyright 2002 by
  Blackwell Publishing. Reprinted by permission of Blackwell Publishing
  via the Copyright Clearance Center.}
• Dunn, W. N., &
  Miller, D. Y. (2007). A critique of the new public management and the
  neo-Weberian state: Advancing a critical theory of administrative
  reform. Public Organization Review, 7(4), 345–358.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
• Osborne, D. T. (1993). Reinventing government. Leadership Abstracts, 6(1), 2–3.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
• Osborne, S. P. (2006). The new public governance?1 Public Management Review, 8(3), 377–387.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
• Winchell, Sr., T. E. (2013). The limitations of applying private-sector models to federal operations. Public Manager, 42(3), 65–67.
  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
• Laureate Education (Producer). (2014). Public management reform and reinventing government [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu