Domestic Contracting Must Also Walden University

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Domestic Contracting Must Also Walden University

Many public and nonprofit managers and leaders are seeking
innovative solutions to minimize the costs of operations while
providing quality public services. One way to do this is through
contracting services such as information technology, billing, and so
forth. Organizations operating globally must ensure that managers and
leaders continuously hone communication and leadership skills to work
effectively with different cultures. Leaders involved in domestic
contracting must also learn new skills in order to achieve desired
results from outside entities. Although leaders in government
organizations do not contract as much internationally as for-profit
organizations, public and nonprofit organizations are also affected by
the increasingly diverse populations surrounding their organizations and
the availability of information on how others in the world govern.

In this Discussion, you analyze various implications that
contracting and globalization have on public and/or nonprofit leaders.

For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources. Consider
how globalization influences effective leadership. Think about
competitive advantages and barriers associated with globalization.

The Assignment must be 1-1.5 pages and include

1. Write a description of at least three implications of contracting for public and/or nonprofit managers and leaders.

2. Then analyze the implications of globalization for public and/or nonprofit managers and leaders.

3. Provide specific examples.

Resources Provided:

  • Cohen, S., Eimicke, W., & Heikkila, T. (2013). The effective public manager: Achieving success in government organizations (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
    • Chapter 7, “The Art and Craft of Contracting” (pp. 141–154)
  • Abonyi, G., & Van Slyke, D. M. (2010). Governing on the
    edges: Globalization of production and the challenge to public
    administration in the twenty-first century. Public Administration Review, 70, S33–S45.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Bennis, W. (2007). The challenges of leadership in the modern world: Introduction to the special issue. American Psychologist, 62(1), 2–5.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
  • Farazmand, A. (2009). Building administrative capacity for the
    age of rapid globalization: A modest prescription for the twenty-first
    century. Public Administration Review, 69(6), 1007–1020.
    Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2014i). Outsourcing and globalization [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu