PUB4867 ASSIGNEMNT 6 POE SEMESTER 2 2025 Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 4 2. THE CHANGING NATURE OF PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT 4 2.1 Traditional versus Contemporary Public Sector Management 4 2.2 Structural and Cultural Shifts in Public Institutions 6 2

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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 5

2. THE CHANGING NATURE OF PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT ...................... 5

2.1 Traditional versus Contemporary Public Sector Management .......................... 5

2.2 Structural and Cultural Shifts in Public Institutions............................................ 7

2.3 Administrative Limitations and Resistance to Change ...................................... 8

3. HEALTH CHALLENGES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON STRATEGIC PUBLIC
MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................................... 9

3.1 The Role of Health Challenges in Reshaping Government Priorities ................ 9

3.2 Strategic Responses to National Health Crises .............................................. 10

3.3 Long-Term Health Sector Reforms and Their Managerial Implications ........... 11

4. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AS A TOOL FOR IMPROVING FUTURE PUBLIC
SECTOR PLANNING ............................................................................................... 12

4.1 Environmental Analysis and Anticipatory Governance .................................... 12

4.2 Understanding Institutional Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
.............................................................................................................................. 13

4.3 Strategic Management and Public Value for Communities and Taxpayers ..... 14

5. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................... 15

REFERENCE LIST................................................................................................... 16




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QUESTION

The “new breed” of government planners, whether elected representatives or officials,
is interested in providing future direction to communities and public sector institutions.
These planners are becoming increasingly disappointed by traditional government
planning practices, which are typically reactive. Public sector institutions face many of
the same issues as businesses. Institutions in both the public and private sectors must
operate in a turbulent and uncertain environment that is increasingly influenced by
events beyond their control, such as the HEALTH challenges that affect every citizen



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