Robyn Blackadar
Contact
ATS Assistant Lecturer, Alberta School of Business - Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management
- reblacka@ualberta.ca
Other Serv Sup, College of Social Sciences and Humanities - Peter Lougheed Leadership College
- reblacka@ualberta.ca
Courses
SEM 438 - Managing Public, Not-for-Profit Organizations
Many management ideas and practices are derived from private, for-profit organizations. This course examines some of the issues confronting management in the public, voluntary and not-for-profit sectors, for example, health, education, charities, churches, cultural organization and the arts, community groups, aid agencies, etc. It addresses the issues of to what extent and how management in these types of organizations is different from the dominant private sector view of management; the extent to which practices from one sector may be adopted by another, and pressures which lead in this direction, through, for example, funding agencies. Specific issues such as the management of volunteers will also be considered. Prerequisite: SEM 201, 301 or 310.
SEM 637 - Managing Not-For-Profit Organizations
Many management ideas and practices are derived from large, private, for-profit corporations. This course examines some of the issues confronting management in the not-for-profit sector, for example, health, education, charities, social/human services, and the arts. It addresses the issues of to what extent and how management in these types of organizations is different from the dominant private sector view of management, and how these practices are applied in the not for profit sector. Specific issues such as the management of volunteers, boards, and resource development programs are considered.
SEM 644 - Public Sector Leadership
Nearly all research on leadership has focused on the private sector. This course will concentrate on the unique features of leadership in the public and non-profit sectors. The course will examine the senior management structures in the different orders of government but the focus will be transformative leadership in areas of current policy interest including examples from environment, health, education, and social services. Prerequisite: SEM 652.