Toward a culture of consequences : performance-based accountability systems for public services : executive summary /
Performance-based accountability systems (PBASs), which link incentives to measured performance as a means of improving services to the public, have gained popularity. While PBASs can vary widely across sectors, they share three main components: goals, incentives, and measures. Research suggests tha...
| Автор-организации: | Rand Education (Institute) |
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| Други автори: | Stecher, Brian M. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Santa Monica, CA :
Rand,
2010.
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| Серия: |
Rand Corporation monograph series.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=343553 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Toward a culture of consequences. |
Съдържание:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Table; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Research Approach; Findings; Decision to Adopt a Performance-Based Accountability System Is Shaped by Political, Historical, and Cultural Contexts; Selection of Incentive Structures Has Proven Challenging; Design of Performance Measures Requires a Balance Among Competing Priorities; Successful Implementation Must Overcome Many Potential Pitfalls; Evidence of System Effectiveness Is Limited and Leads to Varying Conclusions by Sector; Recommendations for System Developers.
- Design of the Performance-Based Accountability SystemIncentives and Performance Measurement; Implementation; Evaluation; Areas for Further Research; Concluding Thoughts; APPENDIX: The Five Sectors; Back Cover.