PA 562 Managing Employee Performance in the Public Sector

Managing human capital can be a challenging endeavor and doing so in the public sector, particularly in government, introduces the added burden of politics. This course explores the multifaceted nature of performance in the workplace including the political, legal, economical and managerial issues that often accompany addressing employee performance in the public sector (government and nonprofit). The goal is to manage and improve human resources while holding individual employees and public agencies accountable for organizational performance.