Week 3 - Organizational Purpose & Meaning

Activity 1: Public versus Private Sector Value
Take up to 15 minutes with your group to identify at least 3 differences between private and public sector organizational purpose you believe are worth taking seriously as we research organizations. Also, identify primary source(s) of legitimacy (be prepared to draw on readings to reference debates and/or evidence in support of the differences you identify).

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Activity 2: Golden Circle Organizational Example
Pick an organization you work for (or have worked for/with in the past). Explain—in practical language—why this organization exists, how the organization achieves its purpose (core commitments/values) and summarize what it does.

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Activity 3: Enacting Social Equity Values
Draw on strategies we’ve discussed as well as other resources to identify at least 
2-3 ways in which public administrators can help translate equity commitments into organizational action.