Weighting: 100 %
Type: Assignment (L. O. 1, 2, 3, 4)
Length: max. 3000 words.
Brief Description:
Select one from following, according to your study programme:
a) MBA: Formulation of general strategy covering relation with public and government bodies in a selected company.
b) MSC: Critical essay focused on analysis and evaluation of public funding opportunities for a particular company and its business growth and development.

• Introduction to public private relationship ( role of the state and the government in the private sector – concept, theoretical background, historical development)
• Bureaucracy and strategic differences between public and private management styles
• Conflict avoiding behaviour regarding public institutions (due diligence, compliance, social responsibility)
• Politics and business – interconnections, common ground and cleavages.
• Various level of public government (European, national, regional, municipal) and operating on those level from the company perspective
• European and regional funding, cohesion and structural funds (funding schemes, project management, evaluation, impact)
• Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects

1. Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of various types of roles of the state and government in the business sector.
Knowledge and understanding

2. Demonstrate solid orientation in different type of government bodies on European, national, regional level and its competencies towards business.
Learning

3. Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate the role of public funding for the company, considering its long-term relative costs and benefits from the point of view of the company strategy.
Analysis,

4. Identify public funding schemes and public financial opportunities for private enterprises in various business areas and analyse their potential regarding business growth of the company.
Analysis,
Problem solving

Students will engage in direct teaching sessions / lectures and following structured learning.

Following the lectures and prior to completing assessment students will engage with guided learning which will consolidate all new knowledge and understanding.

Independent learning strategies will include electronic consultations, electronic discussion groups and if asked for - personal consultations / advice with lecture team members.

• Access to online SU library, E-brary, Beck online
• Students have course handbook and learning package at their disposal

FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS ONLY

• Dewulf, Geert, Blanken, Anneloes, and Bult-Spiering, Mirjam. Strategic Issues in Public-Private Partnerships (2nd Edition). Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, 2012. ProQuest ebrary.
• Lane, Jan-Erik. Public Sector : Concepts, Models and Approaches (3rd Edition). London, GBR: SAGE Publications Ltd. (UK), 2000. ProQuest ebrary.
• MILAKOVICH, ME. Improving Service Quality in the Global Economy : Achieving High Performance in Public and Private Sectors. Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2006. ISBN: 9780849338199; Available from: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost), Ipswich, MA
• Moran, Michael. Business, Politics, and Society : An Anglo-American Comparison. Oxford, GBR: Oxford University Press, 2009. ProQuest ebrary.
• Public and Private Sector Partnerships. Bradford, GBR: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd, 2004. ProQuest ebrary.
• Salacuse, Jeswald W.. Seven Secrets for Negotiating with Government : How to Deal with Local, State, National, or Foreign Governments - and Come Out Ahead. Saranac Lake, NY, USA: Amacom, 2008. ProQuest ebrary.

(or the most current versions of the texts)