University of Southern California



PPD 688-Business and Public Policy

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Frank V. Zerunyan J.D.

Professor of the Practice of Governance

Frank.Zerunyan@usc.edu

Class: Thursdays, 9 a.m.-12:20 p.m.,

Office Hours: By appointments

Office: RGL 200

E-Mail: Frank.Zerunyan@usc.edu

COURSE OVERVIEW-Spring 2017

The corporate entity is the driving engine of our economy. The rule of law established and managed by government is the anchor of our society. Yet public officials and corporate managers or leaders often lack a clear understanding of each other’s role in society and the interaction of those roles. In the private sector, the corporate challenges of the late 20th century brought about additional formal and informal influences and control by governmental bodies. Public policies continue to have profound effects on corporate structure and performance. In the public sector, aging infrastructure and governmental fiscal challenges heightened the dependency of the public sector on the private sector. Never have the two sectors been so closely intertwined and dependent on one another.

This course explores the private sector and the public sector and the cutting-edge phenomenon of this interdependency between the public and the private sectors by focusing on a broad range of governmental policies, laws and regulations. The emphasis will be on the impacts of public policy on the private sector and the role and impact of the private sector on public policy.

We will examine business and public policy through several perspectives that raise important contemporary issues. First, we will consider cross-sectoral collaborations for effective governance. Second, corporate responsibility and governance in the 21st century through the lens of the United States Congress and more specifically through various pieces of legislation: the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010. We will discuss workforce development and economic growth for the southern California region (also known as SCAG region). We will study rule making and regulation, focusing on applications in the context of the health care industry and also through the lens of consumer protection in the State of California. Together we will discuss a cutting edge infrastructure delivery models through Public Private Partnerships including finance methodologies as in tax increments and infrastructure finance districts. We will conclude the course by discussing the role that business can play in social innovation both in private and public sectors. Each module will involve a combination of foundational readings and case applications, and we will also be hearing from invited prominent and relevant guest practitioners and/or visit them at their policy-making organizations.

This course will expand your practice tools and network. I will take you on select field trips to view policy chambers and policy being made at Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), and/or Southern California Air Quality Management District and/or Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro). I will discuss these select opportunities more in detail during course introduction but dates and times may be subject to change.

In this class I expect you to present and participate to live discussions. We will make this course as interactive as possible. I have great respect for each one of you and look forward to learning with you. You all have a lot to contribute and I expect that you will. Pleased read your reading assignments before class, as your preparation for class is extremely important for our collective learning and success in this class.

The course is structured as five modules:

Module I. Overview of Business Structures-Government Relationship introduces the course and provides an overview of the business “firm” or “company” and its interaction with public sector. We review in this module cross- sectoral collaborative governance.

Module II. Corporate Governance and Ethics considers the structure and relationships that determine corporate goals, performance, and ethical outcomes. Studies public policy that affects business. We focus on ethics and ethical regulations especially for professions that interact with the public (law and medicine).

Module III. Public-Private Partnerships considers how public and for-profit entities can partner around particular social or economic goals. We focus on “P3s”, public-private partnerships for the purposes of infrastructure development. We will review financial methods or laws to promote infrastructure finance and construction as in tax increment financing and finance districts policies.

Module IV. Regulation addresses the regulation of firms and industries -- both the economic regulation of prices, profits, entry and exit in specific industries, and the social regulation of business (e.g., environmental regulation). There is a focus on California, and consumer protection and the health industries.

Module V. Ethics and Conflicts of Interest we discuss in this module public ethics as well as ethics and conflicts in public and private sectors.

Module VI. Newgotiation for better management and facilitation. We discuss consensus building and using the collaborative frame to negotiate for better public and business policy.

These issues, while introduced in general terms, will be explored in detail within the context of applications and cases that are cutting edge within the United States and California, and corporate governance reform, the health industry, consumer protection, and infrastructure developments. Students will have an opportunity to pursue topics of interest to them through their term projects, which will consider how to improve a policy area through one of the strategies above (i.e. governance reform, regulatory reform, development of public-private partnerships, or social innovation strategies). I also welcome international models for projects.

The primary class format will be seminar discussion focusing on the readings and analysis of applications, and case studies with occasional guest speakers or visits to policy organizations interacting with business and public policy.

Learning Objectives:

1. Increase your skills in evaluation of issues in business and public policy.

2. Increase your proficiency on regulation making and analysis

3. Improve your understanding of policy making or regulatory organizations

4. Increase your knowledge on ethics and conflicts in business

5. Improve your analytical and presentation skills to impact your written and verbal work.

6. Increase your capacity to work through ambiguity, complex problem solving, and effective inquiry.

7. Improve your professional and clear writing skills

COURSE READINGS

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Tyrus Ross Clayton (2013). Leading Collaborative Organizations Insights into Guiding Horizontal Organizations (USC Bookstore and Amazon)

Understanding Regulation: Theory, Strategy, and Practice (Paperback)

by Robert Baldwin (Author), Martin Cave (Author) Oxford University Press; 1 edition (May 1999)

Duzert, Yann and Zerunyan, Frank (2015). Newgotiation for Public Leaders The Art of Negotiating for a Better Deal (Course Reader at the USC Bookstore)

Suggested or Recommended Readings (not Mandatory for this Class)

Mirjam Bult-Spiering, Geert Dewulf “Strategic Issues in Public Private Partnerships” Blackwell Publishing (2007)

Peter C. Brinckerhoff “Social Entrepreneurship; The Art of Mission-Based Venture Development” John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (2000)

Robert B. Denhardt, Janet V. Denhardt and Maria P. Aristigueta “managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations” 4th Edition, Sage Publications (2016)

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED READING: See schedule below. Readings are listed per class session.

CASE MATERIALS: TBA and to be posted on Blackboard

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Class Discussion (15% of course grade) The course requires active, informed participation in class discussions Discussion will focus on the following:

Current Issues. Each of you will bring to class a short current article from any newspaper or magazine about a business or a challenge for a business that relates to policy or may require policy intervention. Each class we will dedicate 15 to 30 minutes for discussion on these current articles. Be prepared to introduce your article and place it in the context of issues being discussed in the course.

Case Discussions or Presentation of Readings. Throughout the semester we will discuss a variety of cases that apply to the arena of business and public policy. Your team (see below) will be assigned from our reading materials subjects to present in class to improve your presentation skills on a regular basis. Your participation is necessary and will be part of your overall grade as listed above.

Since class discussion is such an important component of this course, some guidelines may be useful. First, I am much more interested in the quality, rather than the frequency of your participation. Your goal in participation should be to clearly and concisely convince your colleagues and me of the wisdom of your perspective. Ask yourself the following questions:

o Are your points relevant to the discussion? Do they reflect evidence of analysis of the case and/or the readings?

o Are your comments linked to others -- i.e., have you been listening and integrating the comments of others into your own thoughts?

o Are you careful to distinguish different sources of information (e.g., facts, opinions, ideology)?

o Are you attempting to move beyond the readings and offer new ideas?

Journal and Final Reflection (15% of Course Grade) Each student must keep a journal for each week. Each journal entry needs to be between 100-150 words. Your journal entry must describe your “take away” or lesson learned each week. I do not need to see the journals each week. At the end of the 15 weeks, I will ask you to collect your journal entries, write an introduction (no more than 250 words) and a conclusion (no more than 250 words), which collectively will be your final product for the class in form of a reflection or lessons learned paper.

First Memo Team Project (25% of Course Grade) I will put you in teams of 2 or 3. The team will select an intersectoral collaboration (worldwide) and produce a memorandum directed to an individual or authority that I will identify for you. The memorandum shall be not more that 12 pages double space. The memo should be based on research regarding the specific project chosen by the team. Once you tell me your project I will provide you context and ask you to direct your memorandum accordingly. Students will then be required to present their proposal to the class and respond to questions. See the grading rubric I provide for further detail in Appendix One.

Second Memo Team Project (25% of Course Grade) You will write a short regulation and defend it in a short memo no more than 5 pages double space and also defend your work in class with a presentation to the class. You may use a power point presentation (or a like) to present to class. Discuss with me the regulation that you wish to write so that I can avoid duplications in class.

Individual Memo on Social Responsibility and/or Ethics (20% of Course Grade) You will pick an organization (USA or worldwide) and explore its social responsibility efforts and provide an analysis for their reasons to be socially responsible. In the alternative you may select a business ethics issue or dilemma an2 analyze the same. The grading rubric in Appendix One also applies here.

Policy on Late and Missing Assignments: Please inform me in advance if you must miss a deadline for a reason. I cannot give a passing grade unless all assignments are completed. Please no unexcused absences. We depend on all of you for our collective learning experience.

Syllabus Revision. I will regularly assess progress and elicit student feedback regarding the course. If necessary I will revise the syllabus to make it more suitable.

Submission Protocol: All submissions must be emailed to me Frank.Zerunyan@usc.edu Please attach your PDF document, which should be saved in the following format Yourlastname_title.brf.

CLASS SCHEDULE

MODULE I: Overview of the Business-Government Relationship

January 12 INTRODUCTION OF COURSE

OVERVIEW OF THE SECTORS: PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NGO/NFP

HISTORY OF THE FIRM (Corporation) The Backbone of the Private Sector

Readings:

Bardach, Eugene, and Eric M. Patashnik (2016) “Things governments do” (Appendix B) and “Understanding public and nonprofit institutions” (Appendix C) in A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving, 5th Edition. CQ Press.

Collaborative Democracy Network (2006) “A Call to scholars and teachers of public administration, public policy, planning, political science, and related fields.” Public Administration Review 66(s1):168-170.

Diane K. Denis, “Twenty-five Years of Corporate Governance Research….and Counting” Review of Financial Economics (Volume 10, Number 2, 2001) pages 191-212.

Donaldson and Lee E. Preston “The Stakeholder Theory of the Corporation: Concepts, Evidence, and Implications” Academy of Management Review (January 1995) Vol. 20, No. 1, 65-91.

January 19 COLLABORATIVE GOVERNANCE – Government Interaction with Business

Readings:

Ansell, Chris and Allison Gash (2008) “Collaborative governance in theory and practice.” Journal of Public Administration Research and Practice, 18(4), 543-571.

*Zerunyan, Frank V. (2016) “Evolution of the municipal corporation and the innovations of local governance in California to preserve home rule and local control.” Under review at Fordham Urban Law Journal.

Frank V. Zerunyan and Peter Pirnejad (4/2014). “From Contract Cities to Mass Collaborative Governance.” American City and County

Jung, Yong-Duck, *Daniel Mazmanian & *Shui-Yan Tang (2009) “Collaborative governance in the United States and Korea: Cases in negotiated policymaking and service delivery.” International Review of Public Administration 13(s1):1-11.

Case study discussions (group). Please read the case study before coming to class.

Rios, Katherine Drew and Steven Rathgeb Smith (2013) “The Eight Neighbors Partnership: A Case Study in Collaboration.” Electronic Hallway, Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington.

MODULE II: Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility

TOPICAL OVERVIEW: Corporate governance is often viewed as both the structure and the relationships, which determine corporate goals and performance. The board of directors is typically central to corporate governance. Its relationship to the other primary stakeholders, typically shareholders and management team members, is critical. Additional and crucial stakeholders also include employees, customers, suppliers, and creditors. The corporate governance framework also depends on the legal, regulatory, institutional and ethical environment.

The 20th century defined the corporate entity and took it to the extreme of human ingenuity which in some instances created severe tensions among the stakeholders and in cases of public companies created a culture of irresponsibility and apathy towards the most important stakeholders; the shareholders. The Enron, Global Crossings and similar experiences culminated in government intervention and in the development and passage of Sarbanes-Oxley Corporate responsibility Act of 2002 15 USC 7201

January 26 WHY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS: ENRON STORY

POLICY INTERVENTION: SARBANES/OXLEY

DISCUSSION: Financial Crisis Case Study: DODD FRANK Wall Street Reform Act 2010 (Posted on Blackboard)

Readings:

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Public Law 107-204- July 30, 2002

Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform Act of 2010

February 2 WE WILL BE AT THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

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COMMUNITY ECONOMIC & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT POLICY COMMITTEE

We will all take the Metro or Dash to Downtown LA to SCAG offices Located at

818 West 7th Street, 12th Floor, Los Angeles

I WILL DISCUSS THESE POLICY BODY VISITS DURING THE INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE INCLUDING LOGISTICS

MODULE III. Public-Private Partnerships

TOPICAL OVERVIEW: "Public-private partnerships" (PPP) refer to contractual agreements formed between a public agency and private sector entity that allow for greater private sector participation in the delivery of public projects. Traditionally, private sector participation has been limited to separate planning, design or construction contracts on a fee for service basis – based on the public agency’s specifications. Expanding the private sector role allows the public agencies to tap private sector technical, management and financial resources in new ways to achieve certain public agency objectives such as greater cost and schedule certainty, supplementing in-house staff, innovative technology applications, specialized expertise or access to private capital.

Given the significant budget gaps confronting California and several states in the union, policy makers recognize the compelling need to establish infrastructure policies and funding solutions to address the growing need for meaningful infrastructure reform. Europe and Australia have been leading the way in making infrastructure a national priority and in discovering alternative finance and procurement mechanisms. For example, the construction and operation of toll roads has been turned over to private companies since the mid 1970’s. More recently airports as well as social infrastructure such as schools, courts and hospitals are being operated by the private sector. Known variously as public private partnerships or P3’s, these forms of legal structures help deliver what typically and traditionally has been a government procurement function for the construction and operation of public and social infrastructure. Leveraging the private sector to socially benefit the public sector is a fairly new phenomenon in the United States of America.

February 9 INTRODUCTION TO PPP’s AND OTHER METHODOLGIES OF COLLABORATION

Readings:

*Zerunyan, Frank V. and Peter Pirnejad (2014) “From contract cities to mass collaborative governance.” American City & County April 2, 2014.

*Zerunyan, Frank V. and Steven R. Meyers (2010) “The use of public private partnerships for special districts and all levels of government.” California Special District 5(3):28,47-50.

*Clayton, Tyrus Ross (2013). “Appendix: Use of public private partnerships.” In Leading Collaborative Organizations. iUniverse Press.

Little, Richard G. (2010) “Beyond privatization: Rethinking private sector involvement in the provision of civil infrastructure.” Chapter 3 in Ascher, W., Krupp, C. (Eds.) Physical Infrastructure Development: Balancing the Growth, Equity, and Environmental Imperatives. Palgrave

Pagdadis, Sotiris A. et al. (2008) “A road map to success for public private partnerships of public infrastructure initiatives.” The Journal of Private Equity 11(2):8-18

PPP LEGISLATION in VARIOUS STATES OR COUNTRIES; IN CLASS PRESENTATIONS (I will assign each team a State or Country)

February 16 THE CASE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – GUEST SPEAKER?

MINIMUM WAGE POLICY DEBATE (I will assign teams)

Readings:







February 23 INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION PROJECT CLASS PRESENTATIONS (Team Project for Grade)

TEAM PRESENTATIONS ALL CLASS PERIOD

March 2 WE WILL BE AT THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

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TRANSPORTATION POLICY COMMITTEE

We will all take the Metro or Dash to Downtown LA to SCAG offices Located at

818 West 7th Street, 12th Floor, Los Angeles

MODULE IV; Regulation

TOPICAL OVERVIEW: It has been said that the law is like a skeleton—it provides a framework. The regulations are like the muscle and skin—they flesh out the law.

California’s rulemaking process is quite instructive and exemplary in the nation. Every department, division, office, officer, bureau, board or commission in the executive branch of California state government must follow the rulemaking procedures in the Administrative Procedure Act (Government Code § 11340 et seq.). Rulemaking must also comply with regulations adopted by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) (California Code of Regulations, Title 1, §§ 1-120; unless expressly exempted by statute from some or all of these requirements.

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) requirements are designed to provide the public with a meaningful opportunity to participate in the adoption of regulations by California state agencies and to ensure the creation of an adequate record for the public and for OAL and judicial review. Every California state agency must satisfy the basic minimum procedural requirements established by the APA for the adoption, amendment or repeal of an administrative regulation unless the agency is expressly exempted by statute.

Modeling our experience on The Medical Practice Act and the Regulations promulgated by the Medical Board of California, we will study the concepts of regulation and the regulation process or the rulemaking process in the state of California. The interesting dynamics of regulation for public protection under the Medical Practice Act is one example of many regulations affecting an entire industry or the private sector. We will finish the topic by looking to draft a piece of regulation.

March 9 INTRODUCTION to REGULATION: WHY REGULATE?

Readings:

Understanding Regulation: Theory, Strategy, and Practice (Paperback)

by Robert Baldwin (Author), Martin Cave (Author) Oxford University Press; 1st edition (May 1999)

1. What is Regulation?

2. Why is there regulation?

3. What is a regulatory agency?

DISCUSSION PERIOD (Your Individual Selections from Current Events)

Guest Speaker?

SPRING BREAK NO CLASS ON MARCH 16, 2016

MARCH 23 RULE MAKING PROCESS AND RULE WRITING (LET’S BE CLEAR!)

Readings/Reference Materials:







How to Participate in the Rule Making Process (Department of Consumer Affairs Manual to be provided by Instructor)

1. What is Rulemaking?

3. How to participate in rulemaking?

4. How to initiate rulemaking? The function of the California Administrative Procedure Act

5. Rule making calendar and chart

DISCUSSION

Module V Ethics and Conflicts of Interest

March 30 ETHICS in POLICY MAKING

PUBLIC TRUST AND RULES (AB 1234)

THE BROWN ACT

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Readings:







Readings:

VALUE DRIVEN LEADING: A MANAGEMENT APPROACH J. Patrick Dobel, Professor at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. (Article on Blackboard)

Sargsyan, T and Zerunyan, F.V. “Analysis of Select Ethical Regulations in the Public Service System for the Republic of Armenia and Benchmarking the System to California’s Experience in the United States.” Public Administration Scientific Journal for the Republic of Armenia 2/2016 pages 26-34

Case Study: Bring an ethical dilemma that you encountered at work, at school or at home. Write one paragraph about the facts of the case. You do not have to name names or attribute the facts to anyone. The work can be anonymous. I will assign teams to analyze and discuss.

April 6 WE WILL BE AT THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT POLICY COMMITTEE

We will all take the Metro or Dash to Downtown LA to SCAG offices Located at

818 West 7th Street, 12th Floor, Los Angeles

MODULE VI. NEWGOTIATION

April 13 NEGOTIATION AND CONSENSUS BUILDING

Readings

Duzert, Yann and *Frank Zerunyan (2015). Newgotiation for Public Leaders: The Art of Negotiating for a Better Deal. Newgotiation Publishing.

Optional Readings

Lewicki, Roy J., D. M. Saunders, D.M.; and B. Barry (2009) “Selecting a strategy” and “Resolving differences.” Readings 1.2 and 6.1 in Negotiation: Readings, Exercises and Cases. 6th Edition. McGraw-Hill.

Davis, Albie M. (1989) “In theory: An interview with Mary Parker Follett,” Negotiation Journal July:223-235.

Ury, William (2010) "The walk from no to yes" Ted Talks. (video 18:45)

Newgotiation class exercises TBA

April 20 THE ROLE OF FACILITATION AND LEADERSHIP IN GOVERNANCE –

GUEST SPEAKER

Readings

Kaner, Sam (2014) “Introduction to the role of facilitator” and “Facilitative listening skills.” Chapters 3 and 4 in Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, 3rd Edition. Community at Work, Jossey-Bass.

Straus, David (2002) “Designate a process facilitator” and “Facilitative leadership.” Chapters 5 and 7 in How to Make Collaboration Work: Powerful Ways to Build Consensus, Solve Problems, and Make Decisions. Berrett Koehler.

Optional Readings

*Sample, Steven B. (2002) The Contrarian's Guide to Leadership. Jossey-Bass.

*Van Gorder, Chris (2014) The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up. John Wiley & Sons.

APRIL 27 WE WILL BE AT THE METRO BOARD MEETING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY (TBA) [pic]

(SCHEDULE PERMITTING)

May 4 WE MAY BE AT THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY (I will discuss this opportunity with you)

Statement on Academic Conduct and Support Systems

 

Academic Conduct

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Students whose primary language is not English should check with the American Language Institute, which sponsors courses and workshops specifically for international graduate students. 

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If an officially declared emergency makes travel to campus infeasible, USC Emergency Information will provide safety and other updates, including ways in which instruction will be continued by means of blackboard, teleconferencing, and other technology.

INSTRUCTOR PROFILE

Frank V. Zerunyan, J.D.

Professor of the Practice of Governance

Director of Executive Education

USC Sol Price School of Public Policy

Office Phone: (213) 740-0036

Mobile Phone: (310) 971-5219

E-mail: frank.zerunyan@usc.edu

Frank Vram Zerunyan, J.D. is a Professor of the Practice of Governance at the Sol Price School of Public Policy and Director of Executive Education at USC Price Bedrosian Center on Governance. His key areas of expertise include Local Governments, Public Private Partnerships, Civic Leadership, Land Use, Regulation, Negotiation and Executive Education. He teaches graduate courses on Intersectoral Leadership, Business and Public Policy, International Issues in Public Policy, Negotiation as well as International Laboratory. Frank also lectures locally and globally to build capacity and foster leadership among public executives worldwide. He has more than 30 years of comprehensive and multi-sectorial experience as a lawyer, author, consultant, director, board member, professor and public servant.

Frank is a three-term Mayor and still serving Councilmember in the City of Rolling Hills Estates, California. He previously served and continues to serve on various regional public boards, including law enforcement, sanitation, technology and transit. Frank’s public service on various local government policy committees extends statewide with the California League of Cities, California Contract Cities Association and Southern California Association of Governments. In 2008, Frank was elected and assumed a leadership role as the 52nd President of California Contracts Cities Association, the second largest municipal organization in the state of California.

As a gubernatorial appointee under Governor Schwarzenegger, Frank was a state regulator serving on the Medical Board of California in the Department of Consumer Affairs. His responsibilities on the Medical Board included the promulgation of regulation, professional discipline and the sixty million plus budget of the Medical Board.

In January of 2013, Frank was appointed to an ad hoc experts committee on capacity building in public administration at the United Nations Division for Public Administration and Development Management in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. In that capacity, he lectures and conducts capacity building seminars at UN headquarters in New York as well as at UN Forums around the world. Also, as part of his global academic service focused on governance, Frank was recently appointed to the Editorial Council of the Public Administration Scientific Journal for the Republic Armenia.

Frank earned his Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree from Western State University College of Law and his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Long Beach. He also completed his advanced legal studies in Corporate Taxation at the University of Southern California Law Center. He is a graduate of California League of Cities’ Leadership Institute.

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