University of Ghana * Department of Political Science* Course Catalogue: January 2023

Monday 16 January 2023

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

POLI 613: PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION

FIRST SEMESTER, 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

TIME: MONDAY: 2 PM – 4 PM

COURSE OUTLINE AND READINGS:

LECTURER: PROF. ATSU AYEE

COURSE OBJECTIVE

The course is designed to provide students with a broad coverage of theories,

practices and methods of public personnel administration. It explores the strategic,

environmental and operational concerns that confront administrators in the public

sector. Examples will be taken from Ghana and other African countries.

2. Learning Objectives

The learning objectives of the course are at three levels, namely, knowledge, skills

and behaviour.

3. Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

i. Define public personnel administration and human resources management;

ii. Identify the six major interrelated policy areas of public personnel

administration (management of change; organization/job design;

recruitment, selection and socialization; appraisal, training and

development; reward system; communication;

iii. State the theories of motivation;

iv. Identify the techniques and tools for achieving effective human resources

management;

v. Understand current developments and the dominant trends in respect of

some important human resources management issues.

vi. Identify the political influences on Public Personnel Administration

4. Instructional Methodology

This class will use a seminar/workshop format and will meet for three hours once a

week. It will comprise a combination of lectures, discussions, student presentations

and term papers.

5. Evaluation

Seminar presentation by student - 25%

Term paper of 2,500 words on student’s choice of topic - 25%

Written Examination (2,500 words for each question) - 50%

Total - 100

COURSE TOPICS AND READINGS

WEEK 1

1. The nature and scope of public personnel administration and human

resources management

G.B. Siegel & R.C. Myrtle, Public Personnel Administration: Concepts and Practices

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985).

Ashly Pinnington & Tony Edwards, Introduction to Human Resource Management

(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).

Dele Olowu and L. Adamolekun, “Human Resources Management” in L.

Adamolekun (ed.) Public Administration in Africa: Main Issues and Selected Country

Studies (Boulder, CO.: Westview, 1999), Chapter 6.

O.G. Stahl, Public Personnel Administration (New York: Harper & Row, 1976).

F.A. Nigro & L.G. Nigro, The New Public Personnel Administration (Itasca: Peacock,

1976).

B.G. Peters, The Politics of Bureaucracy (New York: Longman, 1995).

R.W. Cox III, Susan J. Buck & Betty Morgan, Public Administration in Theory and

Practice (Englewood Cliffs, NJ.: Prentice-Hall, 1994).

J.A.F. Stoner, R.E. Freeman & D.R. Gilbert Jr., Management (New Delhi: Prentice-

Hall of India, 1999).

N.M. Riccucci, “Human Resources Management: Current and Future Challenges”, in

D.C. Menzel & H.L. White (eds.) The State of Public Administration: Issues,

Challenges and Opportunities (New York/London: M.E. Sharpe, 2011).

S.C. Selden, “Innovations and Global Trends in Human Resource Management

Practices”, in B. Guy Peters and J. Pierre (eds.) The Handbook of Public

Administration. (London: Sage, 2007).

D. Olowu and L. Adamolekun, “Human Resources Management” in L. Adamolekun

(ed.) Public Administration in Africa. (Ibadan: Evans Brothers, 2011), Chapter 7.

R.S. Dwivedi, A Textbook of Human Resource Management. (New Delhi: Vikas,

2007).

WEEK 2

2. Theories of motivation: (“content” theories such as those of Abraham

Maslow, Alderfer’s Existence Related and Growth and F. Herzberg; and

“process” theories such equity and Vroom’s expectancy).

R.S. Dwivedi, A Textbook of Human Resource Management. (New Delhi: Vikas,

2007).

R. Bennett, Organizational Behaviour (London: M&E Pitmann, 1997).

G.A. Cole, Organizational Behaviour (London: DP Publications, 1995).

Terry Lucey, Business Administration (London: DP Publications, 1994).

R. Appleby, Modern Business Administration, 3rd (London: Pitman, 1982).

D.S. Pugh, Organizational Theory: Selected Readings, 3rd (London: Penguin, 1990).

Doede Keuning, Management: A Contemporary Approach (London: Pitman, 1998).

J.A.F. Stoner, R.E. Freeman & D.R. G ilbert Jr., Management (New Delhi: Prentice-

Hall of India, 1999).

l. Langbein, “Economics, public service motivation, and pay for performance:

Complements or substitutes?” International Public Management Journal, Vol. 13,

2010, pp. 9-23.

WEEK 3

3. Management of change

John Storey (eds.) Blackwell Cases in Human Resource and Change Management

(Oxford: Blackwell, 1998).

R. Bennett, Organizational Behaviour (London: M&E Pitmann, 1997).

G.A. Cole, Organizational Behaviour (London: DP Publications, 1995).

Frederick S. Lane, Current Issues in Public Administration, 5th edn (New York: St

Martins, 1987).

J.A.F. Stoner, R.E. Freeman & D.R. Gilbert Jr., Management (New Delhi: Prentice-

Hall of India, 1999).

WEEK 4

4. Organization/job design; job analysis and evaluation

G.B. Siegel & R.C. Myrtle, Public Personnel Administration: Concepts and Practices

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985).

Ashly Pinnington & Tony Edwards, Introduction to Human Resource Management

(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).

Dele Olowu and L. Adamolekun, “Human Resources Management” in L.

Adamolekun (ed.) Public Administration in Africa: Main Issues and Selected Country

Studies (Boulder, CO.: Westview, 1999), Chapter 6.

O.G. Stahl, Public Personnel Administration (New York: Harper & Row, 1976).

F.A. Nigro & L.G. Nigro, The New Public Personnel Administration (Itasca: Peacock,

1976).

R. Bennett, Organizational Behaviour (London: M&E Pitmann, 1997).

G.A. Cole, Organizational Behaviour (London: DP Publications, 1995).

Frederick S. Lane, Current Issues in Public Administration, 5th edn (New York: St

Martins, 1987).

WEEK 5

5. Recruitment, selection and socialization; manpower planning and staff

development

Harry Taylor, “Public Sector Personnel Management in Three African Countries:

Current Problems and Possibilities”, Public Administration and Development, Vol.

12, No. 2 (May), 1992, pp. 193-207.

E.A. Narayana, “Bureaucratization of Non-Governmental Organizations: An Analysis

of Employees’ Perceptions and Attitudes”, Public Administration and Development,

Vol. 12, No. 2 (May), 1992, pp. 123-137.

G.B. Siegel & R.C. Myrtle, Public Personnel Administration: Concepts and Practices

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985).

Ashly Pinnington & Tony Edwards, Introduction to Human Resource Management

(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).

D. Olowu and L. Adamolekun, “Human Resources Management” in L. Adamolekun

(ed.) Public Administration in Africa. (Ibadan: Evans Brothers, 2011), Chapter 7.

O.G. Stahl, Public Personnel Administration (New York: Harper & Row, 1976).

F.A. Nigro & L.G. Nigro, The New Public Personnel Administration (Itasca: Peacock,

1976).

R. Bennett, Organizational Behaviour (London: M&E Pitmann, 1997).

G.A. Cole, Organizational Behaviour (London: DP Publications, 1995).

Frederick S. Lane, Current Issues in Public Administration, 5th edn (New York: St

Martins, 1987).

Doede Keuning, Management: A Contemporary Approach (London: Pitman, 1998).

WEEK 6

6. Training and development

G.B. Siegel & R.C. Myrtle, Public Personnel Administration: Concepts and Practices

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985).

Ashly Pinnington & Tony Edwards, Introduction to Human Resource Management

(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).

Dele Olowu and L. Adamolekun, “Human Resources Management” in L.

Adamolekun (ed.) Public Administration in Africa: Main Issues and Selected Country

Studies (Boulder, CO.: Westview, 1999), Chapter 6.

O.G. Stahl, Public Personnel Administration (New York: Harper & Row, 1976).

F.A. Nigro & L.G. Nigro, The New Public Personnel Administration (Itasca: Peacock,

1976).

R. Bennett, Organizational Behaviour (London: M&E Pitmann, 1997).

G.A. Cole, Organizational Behaviour (London: DP Publications, 1995).

Frederick S. Lane, Current Issues in Public Administration, 5th edn (New York: St

Martins, 1987).

Doede Keuning, Management: A Contemporary Approach (London: Pitman, 1998).

WEEK 7

7. Compensation/reward system/pay/benefits/; pay reforms in Ghana

G.B. Siegel & R.C. Myrtle, Public Personnel Administration: Concepts and Practices

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985).

Ashly Pinnington & Tony Edwards, Introduction to Human Resource Management

(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).

Dele Olowu and L. Adamolekun, “Human Resources Management” in L.

Adamolekun (ed.) Public Administration in Africa: Main Issues and Selected Country

Studies (Boulder, CO.: Westview, 1999), Chapter 6.

O.G. Stahl, Public Personnel Administration (New York: Harper & Row, 1976).

F.A. Nigro & L.G. Nigro, The New Public Personnel Administration (Itasca: Peacock,

1976).

R. Bennett, Organizational Behaviour (London: M&E Pitmann, 1997).

G.A. Cole, Organizational Behaviour (London: DP Publications, 1995).

Frederick S. Lane, Current Issues in Public Administration, 5th edn (New York: St

Martins, 1987).

Doede Keuning, Management: A Contemporary Approach (London: Pitman, 1998).

G.B. Siegel, “The jury is still out on merit pay in government”. Review of Public

Personnel Administration, 7(3), 1987, pp. 3-15.

C. Rusaw, “Professionalism under the “performance-based pay” reform: A critical

assessment and alternative development model”, Public Personnel Management,

38(4), 2009, pp. 35-54.

J.S. Bowman, “The success of failure: The paradox of performance pay”. Review of

Public Personnel Administration, Vol. 30, 2010, pp. 70-88.

A. Weibel, K. Rost, & M. Osterloh, “Pay for performance in the public sector:

Benefits and (hidden) costs”. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory,

20, 2010, pp. 387-412.

Joseph R.A. Ayee, “The Politics of Pay Reforms in Ghana”, Journal of African

Political Economy and Development, Vol. 1, Issue 1 (December 2016), pp. 4-25.

WEEK 8

8. Performance appraisal

G.B. Siegel & R.C. Myrtle, Public Personnel Administration: Concepts and Practices

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985).

Ashly Pinnington & Tony Edwards, Introduction to Human Resource Management

(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).

Dele Olowu and L. Adamolekun, “Human Resources Management” in L.

Adamolekun (ed.) Public Administration in Africa: Main Issues and Selected Country

Studies (Boulder, CO.: Westview, 1999), Chapter 6.

O.G. Stahl, Public Personnel Administration (New York: Harper & Row, 1976).

F.A. Nigro & L.G. Nigro, The New Public Personnel Administration (Itasca: Peacock,

1976).

R. Bennett, Organizational Behaviour (London: M&E Pitmann, 1997).

G.A. Cole, Organizational Behaviour (London: DP Publications, 1995).

Frederick S. Lane, Current Issues in Public Administration, 5th edn (New York: St

Martins, 1987).

Doede Keuning, Management: A Contemporary Approach (London: Pitman, 1998).

G.A. Brewer & R.M. Walker “Personnel constraints in public organizations: The

impact of reward and punishment on organizational performance.” Public

Administration Review, 73, 2013, pp. 121-131.

J.E. Kellough, “Managing human resources to improve organizational productivity:

The role of performance evaluation”. In N. M. Riccucci (Ed.), Public personnel

management: Current concerns, future challenges (pp. 173-185), 2012. New York,

NY: Longman.

J.L. Pearce “Rewarding successful performance”. In J. L. Perry (Ed.), Handbook of

public administration (pp. 401-441), 1989. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

J.L. Perry, “Merit pay in the public sector: The case for a failure of theory”. Review of

Public Personnel Administration, 7, 1986, pp. 57-69.

WEEK 9

9. Communication

J.R. Thompson, “Labour Management Relations and Partnerships: Were They

Reinvented? in B. Guy Peters and J. Pierre (eds.) The Handbook of Public

Administration. (London: Sage, 2007).

G.B. Siegel & R.C. Myrtle, Public Personnel Administration: Concepts and Practices

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985).

Ashly Pinnington & Tony Edwards, Introduction to Human Resource Management

(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).

Dele Olowu and L. Adamolekun, “Human Resources Management” in L.

Adamolekun (ed.) Public Administration in Africa: Main Issues and Selected Country

Studies (Boulder, CO.: Westview, 1999), Chapter 6.

O.G. Stahl, Public Personnel Administration (New York: Harper & Row, 1976).

F.A. Nigro & L.G. Nigro, The New Public Personnel Administration (Itasca: Peacock,

1976).

R. Bennett, Organizational Behaviour (London: M&E Pitmann, 1997).

G.A. Cole, Organizational Behaviour (London: DP Publications, 1995).

Frederick S. Lane, Current Issues in Public Administration, 5th edn (New York: St

Martins, 1987).

Doede Keuning, Management: A Contemporary Approach (London: Pitman, 1998).

J.A.F. Stoner, R.E. Freeman & D.R. G ilbert Jr., Management (New Delhi: Prentice-

Hall of India, 1999).

Harry Taylor, “Public Sector Personnel Management in Three African Countries:

Current Problems and Possibilities”, Public Administration and Development, Vol.

12, No. 2 (May), 1992, pp. 193-207.

E.A. Narayana, “Bureaucratization of Non-Governmental Organizations: An Analysis

of Employees’ Perceptions and Attitudes”, Public Administration and Development,

Vol. 12, No. 2 (May), 1992, pp. 123-137.

WEEK 10

10. Leadership

G.B. Siegel & R.C. Myrtle, Public Personnel Administration: Concepts and Practices

(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985).

Ashly Pinnington & Tony Edwards, Introduction to Human Resource Management

(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).

Dele Olowu and L. Adamolekun, “Human Resources Management” in L.

Adamolekun (ed.) Public Administration in Africa: Main Issues and Selected Country

Studies (Boulder, CO.: Westview, 1999), Chapter 6.

O.G. Stahl, Public Personnel Administration (New York: Harper & Row, 1976).

F.A. Nigro & L.G. Nigro, The New Public Personnel Administration (Itasca: Peacock,

1976).

R. Bennett, Organizational Behaviour (London: M&E Pitmann, 1997).

G.A. Cole, Organizational Behaviour (London: DP Publications, 1995).

Frederick S. Lane, Current Issues in Public Administration, 5th edn (New York: St

Martins, 1987).

Doede Keuning, Management: A Contemporary Approach (London: Pitman, 1998).

Joseph R. A. Ayee, Leadership in Contemporary Africa: An Exploratory Study, UN

University Leadership Academy, Occasional Papers Academic Series No. 3

(December), 2001, pp. 1-140.

WEEKS 11, 12 & 13

11. The Politics of Public Personnel Administration

N.M. Riccucci, “Human Resources Management: Current and Future Challenges”, in

D.C. Menzel & H.L. White (eds.) The State of Public Administration: Issues,

Challenges and Opportunities (New York/London: M.E. Sharpe, 2011).

S.C. Selden, “Innovations and Global Trends in Human Resource Management

Practices”, in B. Guy Peters and J. Pierre (eds.) The Handbook of Public

Administration. (London: Sage, 2007).

Gene A. Brewer and J. Edward Kellough, “Administrative Values and Public

Personnel Management: Reflections on Civil Service Reform”, Public Personnel

Management, Vol. 45(2), 2016, 171–189.

M. Tessema, J. Soeters, J., & A. Ngoma, “Decentralization of HR functions”. Review

of Public Personnel Administration, Vol. 29, 2009, pp. 168-188.

B.G. Peters, B. G., & J. Pierre, Politicization of the Civil Service in Comparative

Perspective: The Quest for Control. (London: Routledge, 2004).

SEMINAR TOPICS

1. What is public personnel administration? What are the environmental impact and

the strategies to modify the impact on public personnel administration?

2. Examine the key influences on the evolution of public personnel administration.

3. Why is planned change needed in organizations? What are some of the sources of

resistance to change?

4. Assess any motivation theory with which you are familiar.

5. What is organizational development (OD)? What are some of its interventions?

6. Identify and discuss the seven basic activities connected with the human resource

management (HRM) process.

7. What is leadership? What are the strengths and weaknesses of three leadership

styles with which you are familiar?

8. Examine the usefulness of communication in public personnel administration.

9. Discuss the benefits and costs of pay for performance in the public sector.

10. What is wrong with pay reforms in Ghana?

11. Comment on the view that performance management leads to increased

productivity in the public sector.

12. What is affirmative action? What are its strengths and weaknesses?

13. Examine the political issues in public personnel administration.

14. Does public personnel administration have a future?

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

PhD PROGRAMME IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

FIRST SEMESTER, 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

TIME: MONDAY, 8 AM – 10 AM

POLI 703: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY

COURSE OUTLINE AND READINGS

Lecturer: Prof. Joseph Atsu Ayee

1. Course Description

This course provides students with a strong foundation in the conceptualisation and

operationalisation of research, how to design a research project and 'hands-on' skills in the

utilisation of different research methods. Students will be exposed to a wide range of research

methods and will learn key principles of research design. Topics to be covered in detail include

sampling, surveying, interviewing, case study analysis, focus groups, interviewing and analysing

and presenting data. Intellectual and methodological debates will be discussed in order to assist

students to develop informed opinions and a critical appreciation for other's research. The

imperative for ethical research practice will be presented. Students will be equipped with the

knowledge and ability to undertake methodologically sound, original research projects and will

develop a set of transferable workplace skills.

2. Learning Objectives

The learning objectives of the course are at three levels, namely, knowledge, skills and behaviour.

3. Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course therefore, participants will be able to:

• Define research, qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research, research design and

research methodology.

• Explain the difference between descriptive and explanatory research.

• Explain the difference between (i) narrative research; (ii) phenomenological research; (iii)

grounded theory research; (iv) ethnographic research; and (v) case study research.

• Design a research proposal: (i) introduction; (ii) statement of the problem; (iii) research

objectives/research questions; (iv) hypothesis/hypotheses; (v) literature review; (vi)

theoretical framework; (vii) methodology; (viii) significance of the study; (ix) limitations;

(x) organization of the study

• Cite references using the (i) American Psychological Association (APA); (ii) Harvard; and

(iii) Chicago Style formats.

4. Instructional Methodology

This class will use a seminar/workshop format and will meet for three hours once a week. It will

comprise a combination of lectures, discussions, student presentations and term papers.

5. Evaluation

Seminar presentation by student 25%

Term paper of 2,500 words on student’s choice of topic 25%

Written Examination (2,500 words on each question) 50%

Total 100

COURSE TOPICS AND READINGS

WEEKS 1 & 2

1. The nature and scope of research: definition of research; various types of research:

qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research; descriptive and explanatory research

Creswell, J.W. and Poth, C.N. (2018). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among

Five Approaches, 4

th ed. Los Angeles/London: Sage Publications.

Creswell, John (2009). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods

Approaches. London: Sage.

Twumasi, P. A. (1986). Social Research in Rural Communities. Accra: Ghana Universities Press.

Kumekpor, T (1999). Research Methods and Techniques of Social Research. Accra: SonLife.

Babbie, E. (2010). The Practice of Social Research. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Burnham, P., Gilland, K. Grant, W. and Layton-Henry (2004). Research Methods in Politics.

London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Box‐Steffenmeier, J., Brady, H.E., Collier, D. (2008). The Oxford Handbook of Political

Methodology. Oxford: Oxford University.

O’Sullivan, Elizabethann and Rassel, Gary (1995). Research Methods for Public Administrators.

nd edn. New York: Longman.

WEEK 3

2. Research Design

Creswell, J.W. and Poth, C.N. (2018). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among

Five Approaches, 4

th ed. Los Angeles/London: Sage Publications.

Creswell, John (2009). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods

Approaches. London: Sage.

Twumasi, P. A. (1986). Social Research in Rural Communities. Accra: Ghana Universities Press.

Kumekpor, T (1999). Research Methods and Techniques of Social Research. Accra: SonLife.

Babbie, E. (2010). The Practice of Social Research. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Burnham, P., Gilland, K. Grant, W. and Layton-Henry (2004). Research Methods in Politics.

London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Box‐Steffenmeier, J., Brady, H.E., Collier, D. (2008). The Oxford Handbook of Political

Methodology. Oxford: Oxford University.

O’Sullivan, Elizabethann and Rassel, Gary (1995). Research Methods for Public Administrators.

nd edn. New York: Longman.

WEEK 4

3. Research Methodology

Creswell, J.W. and Poth, C.N. (2018). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among

Five Approaches, 4

th ed. Los Angeles/London: Sage Publications.

Creswell, John (2009). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods

Approaches. London: Sage.

Twumasi, P. A. (1986). Social Research in Rural Communities. Accra: Ghana Universities Press.

Kumekpor, T (1999). Research Methods and Techniques of Social Research. Accra: SonLife.

Babbie, E. (2010). The Practice of Social Research. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Burnham, P., Gilland, K. Grant, W. and Layton-Henry (2004). Research Methods in Politics.

London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Box‐Steffenmeier, J., Brady, H.E., Collier, D. (2008). The Oxford Handbook of Political

Methodology. Oxford: Oxford University.

O’Sullivan, Elizabethann and Rassel, Gary (1995). Research Methods for Public Administrators.

nd edn. New York: Longman.

WEEK 5

4. Designing Qualitative Research: (i) narrative research; (ii) phenomenological research;

(iii) grounded theory research; (iv) ethnographic research; (v) case study research

Creswell, J.W. and Poth, C.N. (2018). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among

Five Approaches, 4

th ed. Los Angeles/London: Sage Publications.

Creswell, John (2009) Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods

Approaches. London: Sage.

O’Sullivan, Elizabethann and Rassel, Gary (1995). Research Methods for Public Administrators.

nd edn. New York: Longman.

WEEK 6

5. Designing Quantitative Research: (i) observational studies; (ii) correlational research; (iii)

survey research (two types: (a) cross-sectional; (b) longitudinal (cohort and panel studies));

hypothesis testing; independent, dependent and extraneous variables; quantitative data

analysis – the mean, standard deviation and correlation coefficients

Martin, W.E. and Bridgmon, Krista (2012). Quantitative and Statistical Research Methods: From

Hypothesis to Results. San Francisco: Wiley.

Creswell, John (2009). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods

Approaches. London: Sage.

O’Sullivan, Elizabethann and Rassel, Gary (1995). Research Methods for Public Administrators.

nd edn. New York: Longman.

WEEK 7

6. Mixed Method Research

Creswell, J.W. and Poth, C.N. (2018). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among

Five Approaches, 4

th ed. Los Angeles/London: Sage Publications.

Creswell, John (2009). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods

Approaches. London: Sage.

O’Sullivan, Elizabethann and Rassel, Gary (1995). Research Methods for Public Administrators.

nd edn. New York: Longman.

WEEK 8

7. Sampling: sample, population/universe, units of analysis, parameter, sample designs – (i)

probability sampling; (a) simple random sampling; (b) systematic sampling; (c) stratified

sampling; and (d) cluster sampling; (ii) non-probability sampling – (a) accidental; (b)

purposive; (c) quota

Creswell, J.W. and Poth, C.N. (2018). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among

Five Approaches, 4

th ed. Los Angeles/London: Sage Publications.

Creswell, John (2009). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods

Approaches. London: Sage.

Twumasi, P. A. (1986). Social Research in Rural Communities. Accra: Ghana Universities Press.

WEEKS 9 & 10

8. Writing a research proposal: (i) introduction; (ii) statement of the problem; (iii) research

objectives/research questions; (iv) hypothesis/hypotheses; (v) literature review; (vi)

theoretical framework; (vii) methodology; (viii) significance of the study; (ix) limitations; (x)

organization of the study; (x) timeline for activities; (xi) budget

Creswell, J.W. and Poth, C.N. (2018). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among

Five Approaches, 4

th ed. Los Angeles/London: Sage Publications.

Creswell, John (2009). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods

Approaches. London: Sage.

Twumasi, P. A. (1986). Social Research in Rural Communities. Accra: Ghana Universities Press.

Kumekpor, T (1999). Research Methods and Techniques of Social Research. Accra: SonLife.

Babbie, E. (2010). The Practice of Social Research. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Burnham, P., Gilland, K. Grant, W. and Layton-Henry (2004). Research Methods in Politics.

London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Box‐Steffenmeier, J., Brady, H.E., Collier, D. (2008). The Oxford Handbook of Political

Methodology. Oxford: Oxford University.

O’Sullivan, Elizabethann and Rassel, Gary (1995). Research Methods for Public Administrators.

nd edn. New York: Longman.

WEEK 11

9. Ethical Considerations in Research

Creswell, J.W. and Poth, C.N. (2018). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among

Five Approaches, 4

th ed. Los Angeles/London: Sage Publications.

O’Sullivan, Elizabethann and Rassel, Gary (1995). Research Methods for Public Administrators.

nd edn. New York: Longman.

WEEKS 12 & 13

10. Citation of references in research & wrap up

Various citation formats such as the following:

(i) American Psychological Association (APA); (ii) Harvard; and (iii) Chicago Style formats.

SEMINAR TOPICS

(1)Why is research important in Political Science? What are the challenges and

prospects of research in Political Science in the 21st Century? Give examples

to illustrate your points.

(2)Compare and contrast research design and research methodology.

(3)Comment on the view that the “research onion” is only a guide and therefore

not cast in stone to researchers.

(4)What are the strengths and weaknesses of Ghanaian research integrity? How

can the weaknesses be addressed? Illustrate your answer with examples.

(5)You have received a grant from a Ghanaian company to undertake research

into service delivery in a Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies

(MMDAs) of your choice. Discuss how you will conduct the research for

reliability, applicability and value-for-money.

(6)Write a proposal to seek funding from a development partner for a project of

your choice in Ghana.

(7)Write a review of the co-authored book of Diana Kapiszewski, Lauren

MacLean and Benjamin Read on Field Research in Political Science:

Principles and Practices.

(8)Why is research generally difficult to undertake in Ghana? Suggest ways of

addressing the difficulty.

(9)Discuss the ethical dilemmas the face researchers in Ghana.

(10) Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the sampling techniques with

which you are familiar. Give examples to illustrate your points.

(11) Examine the mixed methods approach for conducting research.

(12) Discuss the similarities and differences between qualitative and

quantitative research. Give examples to illustrate your points.

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

PhD POLITICAL SCIENCE

FIRST SEMESTER, 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

TIME: 10 AM – 12 NOON

POLI 707: FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

COURSE OUTLINE AND READINGS

Lecturer: Prof. Joseph Atsu Ayee

1. Course Description

The course familiarizes students with the concepts, theories and emerging trends of Public

Administration and Management. It also aims at encouraging the students to apply the methods

used by the Administrators/Managers in the changed context.

The major topics of interest that will be discussed include the politics of government bureaucracy,

managing and leading public organizations, the core functions of government administration such

as budgeting, public policy implementation and human resources management, and current trends

emerging from the 21st century that are directing and influencing public administration.

2. Learning Objectives

The learning objectives of the course are at three levels, namely, knowledge, skills and behaviour.

3. Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course therefore, students will be able to:

• Distinguish between the various theories, concepts and emerging trends in public

administration and management;

• Understand the challenges posed by the changing context of public administration;

• Explore how relationships and decisions influence public policies and programmes;

• Learn the critical skills and tools public administrators must master to be effective;

• Explore the ethics and liabilities of public administration, and what it means to take part;

and

• Identify the challenges to effective public administration and strategies to address them.

4. Instructional Methodology

This class will use a seminar/workshop format and will meet for three hours once a week. It will

comprise a combination of lectures, discussions, student presentations and term papers.

5. Evaluation

Seminar presentation by student 25%

Term paper of 2,500 words on student’s choice of topic 25%

Written Examination (2,500 words for each question) 50%

Total 100

COURSE TOPICS AND READINGS

WEEK 1

1. Nature and Scope of Public Administration: From Public Administration to New Public

Administration to Public Management

James, L. Perry and Robert K. Christensen (eds.) (2015) Handbook of Public Administration, 3rd

edn. (New York: Jossey-Bass, 2015).

Brian R. Fry & Jos C.N. Raadschelders Mastering Public Administration: From Max Weber to

Dwight Waldo. (London/Los Angeles: Sage, 2014).

H.A. Simon, V.A. Thompson & D.W. Smithburg, Public Administration (New

Brunswick/London: Transactions, 1991).

R. Basu, Public Administration: Concepts and Theories, 5th edn. (New Delhi: Sterling, 2004).

P. Collins (ed.) Applying Public Administration in Development: Guideposts to the Future

(Chichester: Wiley, 2000).

J-E. Lane, The Public Sector: Concepts, Models and Approaches (London: Sage, 1993).

R.B. Denhardt, Public Administration: An Action Orientation (Belmont, Wadsworth, 1993).

P. Dunleavy and C. Hood, “From Old Public Administration to New Public Management”, Public

Money and Management, Vol 14(3) 1994: 9-16.

R. S. Mukandala, African Public Administration: A Reader (Harare: AAPS, 2000).

A.L. Verma, Public Administration (New Delhi: Lotus Press, 2010)

K. Hanson, G. Kararach & T.M. Shaw (eds.) Rethinking Development Challenges for Public

Policy: Insights from Contemporary Africa (London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2012).

M. Roll (ed.) The Politics of Public Sector Performance: Pockets of Effectiveness in Developing

Countries (London/New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014).

D.E. Uwizeyimana & K. J. Maphunye, “The Changing Global Public Administration and its

Theoretical and Practical Implications for Africa”, Journal of Public Administration and Policy

Research, Vol. 6, No. 4 (2014): 90-101.

D.F. Kettl & H.B. Milward, The State of Public Management (Baltimore/London: The Johns

Hopkins, 1996).

F. S. Lane, Current Issues in Public Administration 5

th edn. (New York: St Martins, 1994).

L. Adamolekun (ed). Public Administration in Africa: Main Issues and Selected Country Studies.

Ibadan: Evans Brothers, 2011).

B. Guy-Peters & J. Pierre (eds.) The Handbook of Public Administration (London: Sage, 2012).

D.C. Menzel & H.L. White (eds.) The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and

Opportunities. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2011).

P. Katsamumska, “Classical and Modern Approaches to Public Administration”, Economic

Alternatives, Issue 1 (2012): 74-81.

M. Bhattacharya, New Horizons of Public Administration (New Delhi: Jawashar, 2006).

L.K. Oyedele, “Theories of Public Administration: An Anthology of Essays” International

Journal of Politics and Good Governance, Vol. VI, No. 6.3 Quarter III (2015): 1-35.

J. Itika, K. de Rider & A. Tollenaar (eds.) Theories and Stories in African Public Administration

(Leiden: African Studies Centre, 2011).

WEEK 2

2. Political Context of Public Administration: values of public administration (political,

legal, organizational and market values), the public interest; politicization; partisanship

and identities

James, L. Perry and Robert K. Christensen (eds.) (2015) Handbook of Public Administration, 3rd

edn. (New York: Jossey-Bass, 2015).

Brian R. Fry & Jos C.N. Raadschelders Mastering Public Administration: From Max Weber to

Dwight Waldo. (London/Los Angeles: Sage, 2014).

B. Guy-Peters & J. Pierre (eds.) The Handbook of Public Administration (London: Sage, 2012).

D.C. Menzel & H.L. White (eds.) The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and

Opportunities. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2011).

L. Adamolekun (ed). Public Administration in Africa: Main Issues and Selected Country Studies.

Ibadan: Evans Brothers, 2011).

Frank Ohemeng, Barbara Carroll, Joseph R.A. Ayee and Alexander Bilson Darku (eds.) The

Public Policy Making Process in Ghana: How Politicians and Civil Servants Deal with Public

Problems (New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 2012), Chapter 2, pp. 19-51.

Joseph R.A. Ayee, “Politicians and Bureaucrats as Generators of Public Policy in Ghana”, in Frank

Ohemeng, Barbara Carroll, Joseph R.A. Ayee and Alexander Bilson Darku (eds.) The Public

Policy Making Process in Ghana: How Politicians and Civil Servants Deal with Public Problems

(New York: Edwin Mellen Press, 2012), Chapter 3, pp. 53-68.

J.R.A. Ayee, “Public Administrators under Democratic Governance in Ghana”, International

Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 36, No. 6, 2013, pp. 440-452.

J.R.A. Ayee, “The Political Economy of the Creation of Districts in Ghana”, Journal of Asian and

African Studies, Vol. 48 No. 5, October 2013: pp. 623-645.

M. Bhattacharya, New Horizons of Public Administration (New Delhi: Jawashar, 2006).

L.K. Oyedele, “Theories of Public Administration: An Anthology of Essays” International

Journal of Politics and Good Governance, Vol. VI, No. 6.3 Quarter III (2015): 1-35.

J. Itika, K. de Rider & A. Tollenaar (eds.) Theories and Stories in African Public Administration

(Leiden: African Studies Centre, 2011).

Thomas Bierschenk and Jean-Pierre de Sardan (eds.) States at Work: Dynamics of African

Bureaucracies (Leiden: Brill, 2014).

WEEK 3

3. Bureaucracy

James, L. Perry and Robert K. Christensen (eds.) (2015) Handbook of Public Administration, 3rd

edn. (New York: Jossey-Bass, 2015).

Brian R. Fry & Jos C.N. Raadschelders Mastering Public Administration: From Max Weber to

Dwight Waldo. (London/Los Angeles: Sage, 2014).

D.C. Menzel & H.L. White (eds.) The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and

Opportunities. New York/London: ME. Sharpe, 2011.

R. Basu, Public Administration: Concepts and Theories, 5th edn. (New Delhi: Sterling, 2004).

J-E. Lane, The Public Sector: Concepts, Models and Approaches (London: Sage, 1993).

B. Guy-Peters & J. Pierre (eds.) The Handbook of Public Administration (London: Sage, 2012).

M. Lipsky, Street- Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas of the Individual in Public Services. New York:

Russell Sage Foundation, 1980.

Malcom Wallis, Bureaucracy: It Role in Third World Development. London: MacMillan, 1989.

Thomas Bierschenk and Jean-Pierre de Sardan (eds.) States at Work: Dynamics of African

Bureaucracies (Leiden: Brill, 2014).

WEEK 4

4. Development and Development Administration

R.K. Sapru, Development Administration (New Delhi: Sterling, 1994).

J.R.A Ayee, “Reflections on Some Dynamics of Development: Good Governance and Sustainable

Development Goals”, Ghana Social Science Journal, Vol. 13, No. 2 (December 2016),

Introduction to Special Issue on “Good Governance and Sustainable Development Goals”.

J.R.A. Ayee, “The Developmental State Experiment in Africa: The Experiences of Ghana and

South Africa”, The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 102,

No. 3 June (2013): 259-280.

K. Hanson, C, D'Alessandro & F. Owusu (eds.) Managing Africa’s Natural Resources: Capacities

for Development (London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2014).

S. Corbridge, Development Studies: A Reader (New York: Arnold, 1995).

K. Hanson, G. Kararach, & T.M. Shaw (eds.) Rethinking Development Challenges for Public

Policy: Insights from Contemporary Africa (London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2012).

Hanson, K., D'Alessandro, C. & Owusu, F. eds. (2014). Managing Africa’s Natural Resources:

Capacities for Development. London: Palgrave MacMillan.

United Nations, Millennium Development Goals, 2000-2015 (New York: UN, 2000).

United Nations, General Assembly Resolution 70/1., 2015, Transforming our World: the 2030

Agenda for Sustainable Development (New York: UN, 2015).

UNDP, Human Development Reports (New York: Oxford University Press, 1994-2016).

World Bank, World Development Reports. Oxford: Oxford University Press (1978-2016).

Joseph R.A. Ayee and Emmanuel Debrah “Developmental Public Administration and Policy in

Ghana: The State of the Art” in E. Debrah, E. Gyimah-Boadi, A. Essuman-Johnson and K.A.

Ninsin (eds.) Ghana: Essays in the Study of Political Science (Legon: University of Ghana, 2014),

Chapter 10.

WEEK 5

5. New Public Management

James, L. Perry and Robert K. Christensen (eds.) (2015) Handbook of Public Administration, 3rd

edn. (New York: Jossey-Bass, 2015).

Brian R. Fry & Jos C.N. Raadschelders Mastering Public Administration: From Max Weber to

Dwight Waldo. (London/Los Angeles: Sage, 2014).

J. de Vries, “Is New Public Management Really Dead?” OECD Journal on Budgeting, Vol. 2010/1

(2010).

T. Gaebler and A. Miller, “Practical Public Administration: A Response to Academic Critique of

the Reinvention Trilogy”, Halduskultuur, Vol 7 (2006): 16-23.

K.R. Hope, Sr. “The New Public Management: Context and Practice in Africa”, International

Public Management Journal 4, 2001, pp. 119-134.

N. Manning, “The Legacy of the New Public Management in Developing Countries”,

International Review of Administrative Sciences, 67 (2001): 297-312.

Institute of Development Studies, An Upside-down View of Governance. Brighton: IDS, 2010.

J.R.A. Ayee, “Public Sector Management in Africa”, Economic Research Working Paper (African

Development Bank), No. 82, (November 2005): 1-60.

J. Itika, K. de Rider & A. Tollenaar (eds.) Theories and Stories in African Public Administration

(Leiden: African Studies Centre, 2011).

WEEK 6

6. Governance

J. Jreisat, “Governance: Issues in Concept and Practice”, in D.C. Menzel & H.L. White (eds.) The

State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities. New York/London: ME.

Sharpe, 2011, Chapter 25, pp. 424-438.

J. Itika, K. de Rider & A. Tollenaar (eds.) Theories and Stories in African Public Administration

(Leiden: African Studies Centre, 2011).

B. Guy Peters, “Governance as Political Theory”, Jerusalem Papers in Regulation and Governance,

Working Paper No. 22 August, 2010.

Y. Dror, The Capacity to Govern: A Report to the Club of Rome (London: Frank Cass, 2002).

G. Hyden, “Governance and the Study of Politics” in G. Hyden and M. Bratton (eds.) Governance

and Politics in Africa. Boulder, CO.: Lynne Rienner, 1992, Chapter 1: pp. 1-26.

G. Hyden and M. Bratton (eds.) Governance and Politics in Africa. Boulder, CO.: Lynne Rienner,

1992.

Gerry Stoker, “Governance in Theory: Five Propositions”, Paris: UNESCO, 1998.

B. Levy, “Governance and Economic Development in Africa: Meeting the Challenge of Capacity

Building” in Brian Levy & Sahr Kpundeh (eds.) Building State Capacity in Africa: New

Approaches, Emerging Lessons. Washington DC: World Bank, 2004, Chapter 1.

T.G. Weiss, “Governance, Good governance and Global Governance: Conceptual and actual

Challenge”, Third World Quarterly, 21, 5, October 2000.

J. Rosenau “Governance in the Twenty-First Century’, Global Governance, 1, 1, 1995.

V. Moharir, “Governance and Policy Analysis” in in Dele Olowu and Soumana Sako (eds.) Better

Governance and Public Policy: Capacity Building and Democratic Renewal in Africa. Bloomfield,

CT: Kumarian, 2002, Chapter 7.

M. Andrews, “The Good Governance Agenda: Beyond Indicators without Theory”, Oxford

Development Studies, 36, 4, December 2008.

World Bank, Sub-Saharan Africa: From Crisis to Sustainable Growth. Washington, DC: World

Bank, 1989.

World Bank, Governance and Development. Washington, DC: World Bank, 1992.

World Bank, Governance: The World Bank’s Experience. Washington, DC: World Bank, 1994

WEEK 7

7. Leadership

Y. Dror, Avant-Garde Politician: Leaders for a New Epoch (Washington, DC: Westphalia Press,

2014).

J. Itika, K. de Rider & A. Tollenaar (eds.) Theories and Stories in African Public Administration

(Leiden: African Studies Centre, 2011).

K. Grint, (ed.) Leadership: Classical, Contemporary and Critical Approaches (Oxford: Oxford

University Press, 2000).

J.L. Pierce and J.W. Newstrom, Leaders and the Leadership Process. 4th edn. (New York:

McGraw-Hill, 2006).

J.A. Raffel, P. Leisink & A.E. Middlebrooks, Public Sector Leadership: International Challenges

and Perspectives. (Cheltenham/Northampton: Edward Elgar, 2009).

Baba G. Jallow (ed.) Leadership in Post-colonial Africa: Trends Transformed by Independence

(London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2014).

B.J. Avolio, F.O. Walumbwa & T.J. Weber, “Leadership: Current Theories, Research and Future

Directions”, The Annual Review of Psychology, 60, (2009): 421-449.

W.J. Tettey, “Africa’s Leadership Deficit: Exploring Pathways to Good Governance and

Transformative Politics” in K.T. Hanson, G. Kararach and T.M. Shaw (eds.) Rethinking

Development Challenges for Public Policy: Insights from Contemporary Africa (London:

Palgrave, 2012): Chapter 1: 18-53.

S.M. Makinda, “Africa’s Leadership Malaise and the Crisis of Governance” in in K.T. Hanson, G.

Kararach and T.M. Shaw (eds.) Rethinking Development Challenges for Public Policy: Insights

from Contemporary Africa (London: Palgrave, 2012): Chapter 4: 53-82.

Joseph R.A. Ayee, Leadership in Contemporary Africa: An Exploratory Study, Occasional Papers,

Academic Series, No. 3. Amman, Jordan: United Nations University Leadership Academy.

December 2001, 140pp.

Joseph R.A. Ayee, “Leading Large States”, in Christopher Clapham, Jeffrey Herbst and Greg Mills

(eds.) Big African States: Angola, Sudan, DRC, Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa. Johannesburg:

Wits University Press: Johannesburg, 2006, Chapter 11: 256-272.

Joseph R.A. Ayee, “A Decade of Political Leadership in Ghana, 1993-2004”, in Kwame BoafoArthur (ed.) Ghana: One Decade of the Liberal State. New York/London: Zed Books/CODESRIA,

2007, Chapter 7: 165-187.

Joseph R.A. Ayee, “Traditional and Modern Leadership in Africa” in Takyiwaa Manuh and Esi

Sutherland-Addy (eds.) Africa in Contemporary Perspective: A Textbook for Undergraduate

Students. Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers, 2013, Chapter 9: 181-198.

Joseph R.A. Ayee, Leadership and the Ghanaian State Today: Reflections and Perspectives. 46th

JB Danquah Memorial Lectures organized by the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, 25-27

February, 2013 at the British Council Hall, Accra. (Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences: Accra)

forthcoming.

WEEK 8

8. Collaborative Governance and Public Private Partnership

J. Itika, K. de Rider & A. Tollenaar (eds.) Theories and Stories in African Public Administration

(Leiden: African Studies Centre, 2011).

C. Ansell and A. Gash, “Collaborative Governance: Theory and Practice”, Journal of Public

Administration Research and Practice, Vol 18: 543-571.

E. Sørensen & J. Torfing “Introduction Collaborative Innovation in the Public Sector” The

Innovation Journal: The Public Sector Innovation Journal, Vol 17(1), 2012: 1-14.

R.C. Crook and J.R.A. Ayee “Urban Service Partnerships, 'Street level Bureaucrats' and

Environmental Sanitation in Kumasi and Accra, Ghana: Coping with Organisational Change in the

Public Bureaucracy”, Development Policy Review, (on line) Vol. 24, No. 1 (2006): 51-73.

WEEK 8

9. State Capacity, Productivity and Performance Management; Pockets of Excellence

M. Roll (ed.) The Politics of Public Sector Performance: Pockets of Effectiveness in Developing

Countries (London/New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014).

E. T. Jennings. “Best Practices in Public Administration: How do we know them? How can we

use them?” Administratie si Management Public, Vol. 9 (2007): 73-80.

B. Levy and S. Kpundeh (eds.) Building State Capacity in Africa: New Approaches, Emerging

Lesson. Washington, DC.: World Bank, 2004).

K. Hanson, C, D'Alessandro & F. Owusu (eds.) Managing Africa’s Natural Resources: Capacities

for Development. London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2014).

D. Leonard, ‘”Pockets’ of effective agencies in weak governance states: Where are they likely and

why does it matter? Public Administration and Development Vol. 30(2) (2010): 91–101.

World Bank, World Bank Approach to Public Sector Management 2011–2020: Better Results from

Public Sector Institutions (Washington DC: World Bank, 2012).

Joseph R.A. Ayee, Book Review of Michael Roll (ed.) The Politics of Public Sector Performance:

Pockets of Effectiveness in Developing Countries, (Palgrave Macmillan: London/New York, 2014)

European Journal of Development Research (vol. 27, no. 2, 2014): 333-335.

Joseph R.A. Ayee, “Status of Natural Resources Management in Africa: Capacity Development

Challenges and Opportunities” in Kobena Hanson, Cristina D'Alessandro, Francis Owusu.

Managing Africa’s Natural Resources: Capacities for Development (London: Palgrave

MacMillan.2014), Chapter 2.

M.S. Grindle and M.E. Hilderbrand, “Building Sustainable Capacity in the Public Sector: What

can be done?, Public Administration and Development, 15(5) 1995: 441-463.

Thomas Bierschenk and Jean-Pierre de Sardan (eds.) States at Work: Dynamics of African

Bureaucracies (Leiden: Brill, 2014).

WEEK 9

10. Public Service Provision and Delivery

J. Itika, K. de Rider & A. Tollenaar (eds.) Theories and Stories in African Public Administration

(Leiden: African Studies Centre, 2011).

B. W.Carroll and D. Siegel, Service in the Field: The World of Front-line Public Servants

(Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queens University Press, 1999).

J. Tendler, Good Government in the Tropics (Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins, 1997).

R.C. Crook and Joseph R.A. Ayee “Urban Service Partnerships, 'Street level Bureaucrats' and

Environmental Sanitation in Kumasi and Accra, Ghana: Coping with Organisational Change in the

Public Bureaucracy”, Development Policy Review, (on line) Vol. 24, No. 1 (2006): pp. 51-73.

Joseph R.A. Ayee and R.C. Crook, “‘Toilet Wars’: Urban Sanitation Services and the Politics of

Public-Private Partnerships in Ghana”, Institute of Development Studies Working Paper, No. 213,

University of Sussex, UK, December 2003: 1-34.

World Bank, World Development Report 2004: Making Services Work for Poor People

(Washington DC: World Bank).

WEEK 9

11. Reform of and Innovations in Public Administration

G. E. Caiden and P. Sundaram, “The Specificity of Public Service Reform”, Public Administration

and Development, Vol 24: 373-383.

Y. Dror, The Capacity to Govern: A Report to the Club of Rome (London: Frank Cass, 2002).

F. L.K. Ohemeng and J.R.A. Ayee “The ‘New Approach’ to Public Sector Reforms in Ghana: A

Case of Politics as Usual or a Genuine Attempt at Reforms?” Development Policy Review, ISSN:

1467-7679, Vol. 34, No. 2 (2016): 277-300.

J.R.A. Ayee, “Public Sector Reform in Africa: A State-of-the-Art”. Commonwealth Innovations

Review, Vol. 21, No. 3 September (2015): 14-28.

J.R.A. Ayee, “The Developmental State Experiment in Africa: The Experiences of Ghana and

South Africa”, The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 102,

No. 3 June (2013): 259-280.

J.R.A. Ayee, “Improving the Effectiveness of the Public Sector in Africa Through the Quality of

Public Administration” in Kobena Hanson, George Kararach and Timothy M. Shaw (eds.)

Rethinking Development Challenges for Public Policy: Insights from Contemporary Africa.

London: Palgrave MacMillan: London, 2012), Chapter 3, pp. 83-116.

J.R.A. Ayee, Reforming the African Public Sector: Retrospect and Prospects, CODESRIA Green

Book, Dakar: CODESRIA, 2008), vii+175pp.

J.R.A. Ayee, “Public Sector Management in Africa”, Economic Research Working Paper (African

Development Bank), No. 82, (November 2005): 1-60.

J.R.A. Ayee, "Ghana" in Ladipo Adamolekun (ed.) Public Administration in Africa: Main Issues

and Selected Country Case Studies, 2

nd edn. (Ibadan: Evans Publishers, 2011), Chapter 15,

pp.355-387.

Joseph R.A. Ayee and J.T. Dickovick, “Ghana: Decentralization in at Two-Party Democracy”, in

J. Tyler Dickovick and James S. Wunsch (eds.) Decentralization in Africa: The Paradox of State

Strength (Boulder, CO.: Lynne Rienner, 2014), Chapter 5: 91-112.

Thomas Bierschenk and Jean-Pierre de Sardan (eds.) States at Work: Dynamics of African

Bureaucracies (Leiden: Brill, 2014).

WEEK 10

12. Public Financial Management

M. Andrews, “PFM in Africa: Where are we, how did we get here, where should we go? – Lessons

from recent PEFA data and World Bank Public Financial Management Performance Reports”.

Research study for Brookings Institution and World Bank, 2008.

M. Andrews, “Isomorphism and the Limits to African Public Financial Management Reform”,

Faculty Research Working Paper Series, (2009) Harvard Kennedy School at

http://web.hks.harvard.edu/publications/getFile.aspx?Id=340 (Accessed 2/3/2015).

M. Andrews, “How Far Have Public Financial Management Reforms Come in Africa”, Harvard

Kennedy School, Faculty Research Working Paper Series (2010) at

http://web.hks.harvard.edu/publications/getFile.aspx?Id=548 (1/3/2015).

D. Brautigam, O-H Fjeldstad and M. Moore (eds.) Taxation and State-Building in Developing

Countries: Capacity and Consent (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008).

M. Cangiano, T. Curristine & M. Lazare (eds.) Public Financial Management and its Emerging

Architecture. Washington, DC: IMF., 2013).

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Public Financial Management:

A Whole System Approach (volumes 1and 2) (London: CIPFA, 2010).

S. Fritz, S. Sweet & M. Verhoeven, “Strengthening Public Financial Management: Exploring

Drivers and Effects”, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 7084 (2014): 1-53.

D.J. Fourie, “Technical Budgeting Problems in Anglophone African Countries”, African Journal

of Public Affairs, Vol. 9, No. 1 (March 2016): 70-85.

J. Itika, K. de Rider & A. Tollenaar (eds.) Theories and Stories in African Public Administration

(Leiden: African Studies Centre, 2011).

WEEK 10

13. Human Resources Management and Development

N.M. Riccucci, “Human Resources Management: Current and Future Challenges”, in D.C. Menzel

& H.L. White (eds.) The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities

(New York/London: M.E. Sharpe, 2011), Chapter 8.

S.C. Selden, “Innovations and Global Trends in Human Resource Management Practices”, in B.

Guy Peters and J. Pierre (eds.) The Handbook of Public Administration. (London: Sage, 2007),

Chapter 3.

J.R. Thompson, “Labour Management Relations and Partnerships: Were They Reinvented? in B.

Guy Peters and J. Pierre (eds.) The Handbook of Public Administration. (London: Sage, 2007),

Chapter 4.

D. Olowu and L. Adamolekun, “Human Resources Management” in L. Adamolekun (ed.) Public

Administration in Africa. (Ibadan: Evans Brothers, 2011), Chapter 7.

R.S. Dwivedi, A Textbook of Human Resource Management. (New Delhi: Vikas, 2007).

Joseph R.A. Ayee, “The Politics of Pay Reforms in Ghana”, Journal of African Political Economy

and Development, Vol. 1, Issue 1 (December 2016), pp. 4-25.

WEEK 11

14. Ethics and Morality

B. Guy-Peters & J. Pierre (eds.) The Handbook of Public Administration (London: Sage, 2012).

D.C. Menzel & H.L. White (eds.) The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and

Opportunities. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2011).

L. Adamolekun (ed). Public Administration in Africa: Main Issues and Selected Country Studies.

Ibadan: Evans Brothers, 2011).

J. Itika, K. de Rider & A. Tollenaar (eds.) Theories and Stories in African Public Administration

(Leiden: African Studies Centre, 2011).

Joseph R.A. Ayee, "A Code of Conduct for Public Officials: The Ghanaian Experience, 1992-96"

International Review of Administrative Sciences, Vol. 63, No. 3 (September 1997): 369-375.

Joseph R.A. Ayee, Public Service in Africa: Ethics, in United Nations, African Public Service:

New Challenges, Professionalism and Ethics ST/ESA/PAD/SER.E.20. (New York: United

Nations, 2000): 65-72.

S.N. Woode, Values, Standards and Practices in Ghanaian Organizational Life (Accra: Asempa,

1997).

S.N. Woode, Ethical Dilemmas and Moral Temptations: Cases in Administration (Accra: Asempa,

1998).

S.N. Woode, Ethics in Business and Public Administration: Introductory Essays and Cases

(Accra: Presbyterian Press, 2000).

S.N. Woode, Living the Values and Ethics of Public Service (Accra: Asempa, 2013).

WEEK 11

15. Globalization

Yilin Hou et.al. “The Case for Public Administration with a Global Perspective”, Journal of Public

Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 21 (January 2011): i45-i51.

D.E. Uwizeyimana & K. J. Maphunye, “The Changing Global Public Administration and its

Theoretical and Practical Implications for Africa”, Journal of Public Administration and Policy

Research, Vol. 6, No. 4 (2014): 90-101.

J. Itika, K. de Rider & A. Tollenaar (eds.) Theories and Stories in African Public Administration

(Leiden: African Studies Centre, 2011).

C-K. Kim, “Public Administration in the Age of Globalization”, International Public Management

Review, Vol 9(1) 2008: 39-54.

A. Farazmand, “Globalization and Public Administration”, Public Administration Review, Vol.

59(6) November/December 1999: 509-522.

WEEK 12

16. Gender

M.J. D’Agostino & H. Levine, Women in Public Administration: Theory and Practice (Sudbury,

MA: Jones & Bartlett, 2011).

N.K. Weidenfeller, “Breaking through the glass wall: the experience of being a woman enterprise

leader”.Human Resource Development International 15(3), 2012: 365–374.

M. Sbaharwal “From glass ceiling to glass cliff: Women in senior executive service”. Journal of

Public Administration Research and Theory. 2013. Available at:

http://jpart.oxfordjournals.org/content/ early/2013/06/24/jopart.mut030.

N.O. Madichie, “Breaking the glass ceiling in Nigeria: A review of women’s Entrepreneurship”.

Journal of African Business 10(1), 2009, pp. 51–66.

M. Van Wart, “Public Sector Leadership: An Assessment”, Public Administration Review, 63(2),

March/April, 2003, pp. 214-228.

WEEK 13

17. E-governance; E-government; and E-democracy

Andreasson, K. (ed.) Digital Divides: The New Challenges and Opportunities of e-Inclusion.

Florida: CRC Press, 2015.

J. Itika, K. de Rider & A. Tollenaar (eds.) Theories and Stories in African Public Administration

(Leiden: African Studies Centre, 2011).

J.E. Awotwi & G. Owusu, “Ghana Community Information Centers (CiCs): E-governance

Success or Mirage?” Journal of E-Governance, 33(3) 2010: 157–167.

F. Ohemeng and K. Ofosu-Adarkwa, “Promoting Transparency and Strengthening Public Trust in

Government through Information Communication Technologies?: A Study of Ghana’s Egovernance Initiative”. International Journal of Public Administration in the Digital Age, 1(2),

April-June: 25-42.

Ojo, J.S. (2014). E-governance: an imperative for sustainable grass root development in Nigeria,

Journal of Public Administration and Policy Research, 6(4): 72-89.

Otenyo, E. E., & Lind, N.S (2011). E-Government: The Use of Information and Communication

Technologies in Administration. New York: Teneo Press.

Joseph R.A. Ayee, “E-governance and Public Policy Making at the Local Level in Ghana”. Paper

presented at a Symposium on “Using E-platform for Knowledge and Information Dissemination”

at the 66th Annual New Year School under the theme “Improving at the Performance of the Local

Government System in the era of E-Governance” at the University of Ghana, Legon on 8th January,

2015.

WEEK 13

18. Disaster Management

Damon Coppola, Introduction to International Disaster Management 3edn. London: ButterworthHeinemann, 2015.

Jack Pinkowski, Disaster Management Handbook, Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2008.

Jeffrey B. Bumgarner, Emergency Management: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World

Issues) New York: ABC-CLIO, 2008.

D.C. Menzel & H.L. White (eds.) The State of Public Administration: Issues, Challenges and

Opportunities. New York/London: ME. Sharpe, 2011.

SEMINAR TOPICS

(1) What is public administration? What are its features, strengths and weaknesses?

(2) Examine the major approaches to the study of public administration.

(3) Is there a difference between public administration, new public administration and public

management? Illustrate your answer with concrete examples.

(4) Examine the key values of public administration and how they have proved difficult to

implement in African countries.

(5) What contribution, if any, has Max Weber made to the study of bureaucracy? Illustrate your

answer with examples.

(6) The post-colonial state in Africa has largely been ineffective and inefficient. Discuss.

(7) Comment on the view that the New Public Management has failed in Africa.

(8) What is governance? What are its major features, forms, strengths and weaknesses?

(9) What is leadership? What are its features, principles, strengths and weaknesses and how can

the weaknesses be addressed?

(10) What is public private partnership? What are its strengths and weaknesses? Give examples to

illustrate your points.

(11) Why is public service provision and delivery difficult in African countries and what can be

done to address them?

(12) Examine progress thus far made in implementing effective public financial management

(PFM) in Africa.

(13) Why and how can performance management improve productivity of staff in the public

sector?

(14) Examine pay reforms in the public sector in Ghana.

(15) How can human resources be managed and developed in the public sector? Give examples to

illustrate your points.

(16) What is reform? What are its features, strategies, strengths and weaknesses? Give examples

to illustrate your points.

(17) Discuss the moral and ethical dilemmas facing public servants in Africa. Illustrate your

answer with concrete examples.

(18) What contribution, if any, has globalization made to the study of public administration?

(19) Has the concept of gender enriched the study of the discipline of public administration? Give

examples to illustrate your points.

(20) Compare and contrast e-governance and e-government.

(21) Define decentralization and local governance and explain why progress made by most African

countries to achieving their objectives may be described as mixed.

(22) Why are the concepts of accountability and transparency difficult to enforce in Africa?

(23) Define corruption and discuss some of the key strategies implemented in Africa to address

the canker.

(24) What is Emergency/Crisis/Disaster Management? How relevant is the comprehensive

approach to dealing with emergency management in Africa particularly, Ghana?

Wednesday 11 January 2023

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

FIRST SEMESTER, 2022/2023

COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LIST

LECTURER: Professor Ransford Gyampo

COURSE OUTLINE AND READINGS

COURSE TITLE	GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP
COURSE CODE	POLI 361
COURSE CREDITS	3
PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES	Welcome to this Course, Governance and Leadership. The Course entails a detailed and thorough study of the concepts of governance, leadership, theories and forms of leadership. It discusses the relationship between governance and leadership; the role of governance and leadership in promoting development; and barriers to good governance and effective leadership. In the conduct of lectures and tutorials, concrete examples will be drawn from the global setting, but with specific emphasis on what pertains in Africa and Ghana. At the end of the Course, you be able to define the term governance and identify its main ingredients; identify and explain the types of governance; distinguish between the Orders of Governance; explain the concept of good governance and identify its basic features; define leadership; explain the theories and types of leadership; distinguish between a leader and a manager; state the role of governance and leadership in promoting development; and identify the obstacles to good governance and effective leadership.
OFFICE LOCATION	Department of Political Science, University of Ghana, Room 7
OFFICE HOURS	Mondays: 10.00am – 4.30pm
EMAIL	vangyampo@yahoo.com or revgyampo@ug.edu.gh
LECTURE PERIOD & VENUE	Mondays 5.30pm -7.20pm @ JQB 09
WEEK NO.	LECTURE TOPIC	TUTORIALS	ASSESSMENT
1	Conceptualizing Governance and Discussing its Essence	Teaching/Graduate Assistants to assist students in defining and conceptualizing Governance
2	Types of Governance (Example Political Governance, Social Governance, Economic Governance, Natural Resource Governance, etc)	Students to be guided in discussing the various types of governance
3	Types of Governance (Example Political Governance, Social Governance, Economic Governance, Natural Resource Governance, etc)	Provide tutorials on types of governance
4	A Review of the State of Governance in Africa
5	A Review of the State of Governance in Africa	Students to discuss and share their perspectives on the state of governance in Ghana
6	Defining Good Governance and Examining its Features	Students should review the Mo Ibrahim Report on Governance in Africa from 2010-2015
7	Defining Leadership as distinct from Management	Students to try on their own to draw a line of demarcation between a leader and a manager	Interim Assessment (30%)
8	A Review of the major theories of leadership	Students must examine in detail, the merits of each of the leadership theories
9	Types, Styles and Qualities of Leadership	Students to mention the types of (democratic, transformational, servant, autocratic or laisseiz-faire), leadership and explain give practical examples to illustrate each
10	The Challenges of Governance and Leadership in Africa using Ghana as a microscope (Defining and Discussing the Manifestations of Winner-Takes-All Politics)	Students to identify the challenges of governance and leadership in Ghana
11	The Challenges of Governance and Leadership in Africa using Ghana as a microscope (Analyzing How Winner-Takes-All Politics Undermines Governance and Leadership in Africa)	Students to be guided to operationalize Winner-Takes-All Politics as distinct from the Winner-Takes-All Formula for selecting leaders
12	Relationship between Good Governance, Leadership and Development	Students to be assisted in clearly identifying the relationship between the three
13	Re-cap of Semester
14	STUDENT REVISION
15-17	EXAMINATION (70%)

COURSE READINGS

Gyampo, R.E.V. (2015). “Dealing with Ghana’s Winner-Takes-All Politics: A Case for Proportional Representation?” The Journal of Social Sciences Research, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp 41-46.

Gyampo, R.E.V. (2015). “Dealing with Winner-Takes-All Politics in Ghana: The Case for National Development Planning” Governance, Vol. 20, No. 1 (January/February), pp 1-11.

Gyampo, R.E.V. (2013) The State of Political Institutions in Ghana, Saarbrucken, Germany: Lambert Academic Publishing Inc.

Kwakye, J.K. (2013) “The Price of Leadership Failings in Ghana” Legislative Alert, Vol. 20, No. 5 (September/October), pp 1-4.

Gandossy R., and Sonnenfeld J., 2004. Leadership and Governance from the Inside Out (New Jersey: Wiley & Sons Inc).

Bell S., 2002. Economic Governance and Institutional Dynamics (Melbourne: Oxford University Press).

Rosenau J. 1999. “Towards Ontology for Global Governance” in Martin Hewson and Thomas Sinclair (eds) Approaches to Global Governance Theory (Albany: SUNY Press).

Kooiman J., 1993 “Social Political Governance: Introduction” in J. Kooiman (ed) Modern Governance: New Government- Society Interactions (SAGE Publications).

Stoker G., 1998. “Governance as Theory: Five Propositions” International Social Science Journal, Vol 50, pp17-28.

Grover, S., 2008. Managing the Public Sector (Boston: Thomson Higher Education)

Dessart, M and Ubogu R., 2001. Capacity Building, Governance and Economic Reforms in Africa (Washington DC: IMF)

The Heritage Foundation Foundation, 2009. Mandate for Effective Leadership (Washington DC: The Heritage Foundation).

Agyemang, K., 2011 Leadership, Governance and Ethic (Accra: Excellent Printing Press).

Denhardt R. and Denhardt J. 2009. Public Administration: An Action Orientation, Sixth Edition (Belmont: Thomson Higher Education).

Fitch L.C. 1996. Making Democracy Work: The Life and Letters of Luther Halsey Gulick, 1892-1993 (California: University of California Press).

Blackman D and Lejeune H. (eds.) 1990. Behaviour Analysis in Theory and Practice: Contributions and Controversies. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Torrington et. al., 2005 Human Resorce Management (England: Prentice Hall).

Olowu D. 1995. “Centralization, Self-Governance and Development in Nigeria” in J.S Wunsch and D. Olowu (eds.) The Failure of the Centralized State: Institutions and Self-Governance in Africa (San Francisco: Institute for Contemporary Studies Press).

Spillane James et al. 2004. “Towards a Theory of Leadership Practice” Journal of Curriculum Studies 36 (1): 3-34.

World Bank, 1991. Managing Development- The Governance Dimension (Washington DC: World Bank).

REQUIREMENTS/ GENERAL INFORMATION

· Extensive Reading (at least 70% of the required reading materials) is a MUST

· There would be 13 weeks of lectures and students must endeavor to attend all lectures. The course shall not be done by correspondence.

· Students must be punctual in attending all lectures. No lateness would be tolerated

· Students MUST attend tutorials regularly and make MEANINGFUL contributions to class discussions.

· An Interim Assessment would be conducted and would constitute 30% of the final grades of students. The final exam would account for 70% of students’ grade.

· For information on Grading Scale, students may refer to Undergraduate Handbook for details.

· Students MUST comport themselves during lectures. No acts of indiscipline such as ringing of mobile phones and all other acts that could distract the attention of other students while lectures are on-going would be tolerated