Public Management,Strategy & Leadership

London, 15 – 19 June 2015

Summer Sessions

‘ The course exceeded my expectations, very impressed with activities, materials and speakers. It has helped me refocus and understand professionally the issues of working in public management’ Service Director, SLaM NHS Foundation Trust

Summer SessionsKing’s College London is a world renowned, research-led university, committed to the advancement of knowledge, learning and understanding. As part of this mission, our Summer Sessions allow academic departments to reach out to new audiences and offer participants the chance to access cutting-edge research within their particular field of interest or occupation. As a branch of the wider Summer Programmes portfolio, which also includes the Undergraduate Summer School and Pre-University Summer School, Summer Sessions are designed with the working adult in mind, from early career academics to business professionals.

Course overviewThis course will review key themes in public management reforming practices and consider their links to the wider political economy, including: the classic public administration model; the challenge from New Public Management (NPM) and the NPM/post NPM debate.

It will also consider the implications of these reform processes for the enhanced application of some strategic management approaches in the public services. Key authors and models will be explained and discussed, along with techniques for practical analysis. The course will consider UK and international advances in this area.

Finally, the course will explore the role and concept of ‘leadership’ as a notable element of post NPM reform, and consider different models of leadership in public sector settings and what implications there may be for developing different styles of personal leadership.

Spaces are limited to maximise the interactive nature of the small group teaching.

Key themesThe course aims to introduce participants to a range of pertinent academic literatures and considers the practicalities of policy shifts in public sector organisations. It will explain current thinking on strategy and leadership and will examine:

• The various narratives of public management reform and how they relate to the political economy

• The enhanced opportunities for strategic management in public sector organisations

• The increased emphasis on leadership based policy reforms

‘A helpful refresher of management and leadership concepts with new material in relation to management and reform of the public sector.’ Executive Director of Housing & Regeneration, Local Government London

Course fee & application Course fee £2,750 This includes tuition, course materials and social programme. Application Apply online at https://apply.kcl.ac.uk/ and application guidelines can be found on our webpages at www.kcl.ac.uk/summer

Deadline for applications is 1 May 2015. Any applications submitted after this deadline are subject to availability. Early application is advisable.

Target audience Mid to senior level public managers and administrators working in government, NGOs, public institutions etc.

Academic lead Professor Ewan Ferlie, Professor of Public Sector Management and Policy, King’s College London

Contact usTel: +44 (0)20 7848 1533Email: summersessions@kcl.ac.ukWebsite: www.kcl.ac.uk/summer

‘ An excellent experience that has made me think about reigniting my interest in research and further education’CTO, Department for Education

Professor Ewan Ferlie and Professor Alison Wolf, Public

Management, Strategy & Leadership course, 2014

King’s College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world (2014/15 QS World University Rankings) and the fourth oldest in England.

A multifaculty research-led centre of excellence based in the heart of London, King’s has an outstanding reputation for providing world-class teaching in an intellectually rigorous environment and cutting-edge research.

Summer SessionsSummer Programmes OfficeKing’s College LondonStrandLondonWC2R 2LS

Telephone+44 (0)20 7848 1533

Emailsummersessions@kcl.ac.uk

Websitewww.kcl.ac.uk/summer

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