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Instructors: Dr. Florian Keppeler; Prof. Dr. Ulf Papenfuß
Event type:
Seminar
Org-unit: Politics, Administration & International Relations
Displayed in timetable as:
PuCorGov
Hours per week:
3
Credits:
6,0
Note: In your exam regulations, differing credits may have been specified.
Location:
Campus der Zeppelin Universität
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
5 | 35
Priority scheme: Standard-Priorisierung
Course content:
Reforms in the provision of public services with new institutional arrangements have made state-owned enterprises (SOEs) increasingly relevant in many countries. Studies for different countries demonstrate the significant role of SOEs as policy instrument in terms of their economic relevance and for providing public services. Worldwide, SOEs represent approximately 10% of global gross domestic product. For Germany, empirical studies show that 50% of the employees in the public sector work not in the core administration, but in SOEs and comparable public organisations. SOEs undertake more than half of the public sector’s investments and the debt ratio of SOEs is often even higher than that of the core administration. For other countries, studies show similar tendencies. For the big societal issues such as sustainability, debt crises, cutback management and citizen engagement, the governance and integrated management of core administration and SOEs is a crucial issue. However, governance deficits have raised discussions in various countries about the control and transparency of SOEs. The discussion on management, control and supervision of SOEs takes place in the context of the term public corporate governance. The course covers theories, concepts and instruments of public corporate governance as well as current research results in the field. Theories and instruments are used for problem analysis and to derive lessons and reform options for public sector organizations.
Educational objective:
The students
- can describe the most important conceptually and theoretically fundamental terms and basics of public corporate governance,
- can name specific and constituent characteristics of the political control and management of state-owned enterprises,
- can explain the relevance and reform elements of public holdings management and public corporate governance,
- are able to use theories, public corporate governance is based on, to conduct problem analysis and to formulate arrangement recommendations in a situation-specific way,
- develop awareness for ethically challenging decision situations in the subject area and can discuss ethical questions and conflicts,
- can provide differentiated arguments on the goals and contributions of public management and public corporate governance in the context of the discussion on sustainable provision of public services and budget consolidation.
Further information about the exams:
Exam (90 min.)
Mandatory literature:
- Whincop, MJ. (2005): Corporate Governance in Government Corporations, Ashgate, Aldershot.Thynne, I. (1994): The Incorporated Company as an Instrument of Government: A Quest for a Comparative Understanding, in: Governance, 7 (1), S. 59-82.
- Thynne, I. (2011): Ownership as an Instrument of Policy and Understanding in the Public Sphere: Trends and Research Agenda", in: Policy Studies, 32 (3), S. 183-197.
- Bernier, Luc (2014): Public Enterprises as Policy Instruments: The Importance of Public Entrepreneurship, in: Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 17 (3), S. 253-266.
- OECD (2015): OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises, Paris, OECD Publishing.
- Verhoest, K./Van Thiel, S./Bouckaert, G./Lægreid, P. (2012): Government Agencies: Practices and Lessons from 30 Countries, Houndmills, S.413-439.
- Daiser, P./Ysa,T./Schmitt, D. (2017): Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises: A Systematic Analysis of Empirical Literature, in: International Journal of Public Sector Management, 30 (5), S.447-466.
- Voorn, B./ van Genugten, M./van Thiel, S. (2017): The Efficiency and Effectiveness of Municipally Owned Corporations: A Systematic Review, in: Local Government Studies, 43 (5), S. 820-841.
- Bruton, G.D./Peng, M.W./Ahlstrom, D./Stan, C./Xu, K. (2015): State-Owned Enterprises Around the World as Hybrid Organizations, in: Academy of Management Perspectives, 29 (1), S. 92-114.
- European Commission (2016): State-Owned Enterprises in the EU: Lessons Learnt and Ways Forward in a Post-Crisis Context.
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