How well you do is largely dependent on how well you do it. Internal management
is a central function of all organizations, but is particularly important for
international public and non-governmental organizations. This is because their
main added value is their credibility as institutions. In order to focus discussion,
the session will mostly emphasize internal management of the United Nations
proper, but this is reasonably similar to other organizations of the United
Nations system. The session's readings will also have some considerations about
NGOs.
Questions covered |
- Why internal management is critical at the international
level;
- The nature of the budgeting process;
- How to ensure accountability;
- Human resource management in an international context.
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Lecture |
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Required readings |
- Barnett and Finnemore, Chapter 6
- Lindenberg and Bryant, Chapter 8
- John Mathiason, "What
Kind of International Public Service Do We Need for the 21st Century?" draft submitted to Global
Governance, October 2007.
- Report of the Secretary-General on Strengthening of the United Nation:
An agenda for further change (A/57/387),
- Report of the Secretary-General on experiences gained in the
planning and budgeting process (A/62/81)
- Joint Inspection Unit, Overview
of the Series of Reports on Managing for Results in the United Nations
System, Geneva: (JIU/REP/2004/5)
- Joint Inspection Unit, Staff
Mobility in the United Nations (JIU/REP/2006/7)
- United Nations, Report
of the International Civil Service Commission 2006 (A/61/30), Glossary of Technical Terms, Chapters
III-IV, Annex III
- Task Force on the United Nations: American Interests
and UN Reform, "3.
In Need of Repair: Reforming the United Nations" Chapter 3 of
the Task Force Report, June 2005.
- United Nations Office
of Internal Oversight Services, Report on
the inspection of programme management and administrative practices
in the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
- World Health Organization, Medium-Term Strategic Plan, 2008-2011 and
Proposed Programme Budget 2008-2009
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Recommended readings |
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Discussion questions |
- How can you best
ensure transparency in budgeting without opening an international organization
to micro-management from constituents?
- Why are accounting
and oversight controls critical in international organizations?
- What are the main
human resources management issues in international public and NGO
organizations?
- How can the credibility
of the staff of international public and non-governmental organizations
be maintained?
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