Public Management and Leadership

Ranked No. 7 by U.S. News & World Report for Public Management and Leadership

Glenn College faculty produce innovative research and academic programs that support future public and nonprofit leaders. In addition to scholarship creation and our top-ranked curricular programs, we work with over 3,000 public sector professionals annually to provide continuing education, technical assistance and leadership training, supporting our mission to improve public management and leadership within local, state and federal organizations.

Faculty Experts

Recent Public Management and Leadership Research

All Research
The Effects of Administrative Burden on Program Equity and Performance: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in a Foreclosure Prevention Program
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
2023
Stephanie Moulton's study examines the effects of reforms to reduce administrative burden in a foreclosure prevention program by streamlining the application process and reducing applicant wait times.
Avid, Averse, Apprehensive, or Apathetic? A Typology of Collaboration Attitudes
Nonprofit Management and Leadership
2023
Long Tran's publication identifies four major types of attitudes toward collaboration opportunities: Avid, Averse, Apprehensive, and Apathetic.
Mastering Public Administration: From Max Weber to Dwight Waldo, Fourth Edition
Book
2023
Jos Raadschelders provides a singular investigation into the influence of 10 scholars on contemporary public administration as well as how significant their work continues to be on contemporary research.
The Nexus of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Nonprofit Studies: An Empirical Mapping of Research Topics and Knowledge Integration
Public Administration Review
2022
Megan LePere-Schloop examines the empirical knowledge integration among public administration (PA), public policy studies (PP), and nonprofit studies (nonprofit), revealing low citation rates between PA/PP and nonprofit journals, and identifies three categories effectively integrating knowledge from these fields.
Conflict and Cooperation Within Police Units: The Importance of Manager Inclusiveness
Public Management Review
2022
This study by Russell Hassan assesses the influence of manager inclusiveness on unit-level relational conflict and interpersonal helping behavior.
Same Product, Different Price: Experimental Evidence on the Transaction Cost Expenditures of Selling to Governments and Firms
Public Administration Review
2022
Dean Trevor Brown examines whether governments pay more than firms when contracting.

Public Management and Leadership Studies at the Glenn College

Programs:

Coursework:

  • 2130 – Leadership in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
  • 3500 – Public Management
  • 4030 – Public Budgeting 
  • 4010 – Public Affairs Decision-Making
  • 4040 – Public Sector Data Sciences and Management
  • 5592 – Marketing for Public and Nonprofit Organizations

Programs:

Coursework:

  • 5592 – Marketing for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
  • 6010 – Legal Environment of Public Organizations
  • 6050 – Managing Public Sector Organizations
  • 6055 – Judgment in Managerial Decision-Making
  • 6060 – Managerial Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
  • 7503 – Higher Education Policy for Public Leaders
  • 7555 – Strategy for Public Organizations

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Management Advancement for the Public Service

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Public and Nonprofit Leadership Certificate

Military to Civilian Leadership Certificate

Public Leadership Academy for Elected Officials

Public Safety Leadership Academy for Law Enforcement

Custom Executive Education