Case Studies

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Case Studies

 

Professor Goodman

 

A Competent but Slow Employee

 

Preparation

 

Review Case Study Number 5 on pages 21–22 in your Managing in the Public Sector textbook.

 

Discussion

 

Use the information provided in the case study to respond to this discussion.

 

If you were in Christie’s position, what would you do? Be as detailed as possible. Explain your decision and how you arrived at it.

 

In your opinion, is Christie’s decision-making process sound? Explain.

 

Support your response with references to your unit readings or to the journal article you located. Be sure to follow APA guidelines for your references and citations.

 

Reminder

 

Your post needs to:

 

  • Be at least 250 words.

  • Contain a minimum of one reference or citation.

  • Follow APA guidelines.

 

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Preparation

 

 

 

Review Case Study Number 54 in your Managing in the Public Sector textbook.

 

 

 

Discussion

 

 

 

This discussion uses Case Study Number 54. You should also use one of the articles you located using the PSL Learner Success Lab’s Research Guide as support for your choices and position.

 

 

 

Describe Miguel’s agency in terms of personnel selection, management effectiveness, and leadership style. What factors do you think contributed to the volatile situation?

 

 

 

What is your opinion of the sensitivity training approach to the problem?

 

 

 

What (if anything) would you have done differently to resolve the situation?

 

 

 

Support your position using references from the journal article or articles you found in the PSL Learner Success Lab, or use readings from the unit. Be sure that you follow APA guidelines for citations and references.

 

 

 

Reminder

 

 

 

Your post needs to:

 

 

 

  • Be at least 250 words.

  • Contain a minimum of one reference or citation.

  • Follow APA guidelines.

 

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Pandora’s Box

 

 

 

Preparation

 

 

 

Review Case Study Number 56 in your Managing in the Public Sector textbook.

 

 

 

Discussion

 

 

 

This discussion is based on Case Study Number 56. You should also use the article or articles you located using the PSL Learner Success Lab’s Research Guide and your unit readings to support your choices and position.

 

 

 

From the information provided in the case study, do you think that Carl’s employment should be terminated? Explain the reasons for your answer.

 

 

 

Weekend Racist

 

 

 

Do you believe that what a public employee does during free time should be of concern to the public agency employer? How does the type of position or the status of the employee and the activity they are involved in influence your thinking? For example, if Carl were a police officer, would you think differently? Explain.

 

 

 

If you were Angie, how do you think you would handle this situation?

 

 

 

Use the journal articles you located using the Research Guide to support your statements. Be sure you follow APA guidelines for citations and references.

 

 

 

Reminder

 

 

 

Your post needs to:

 

 

 

  • Be at least 250 words.

  • Contain a minimum of one reference or citation.

  • Follow APA guidelines.