In Pursuit of Performance
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In Pursuit of Performance

Management Systems in State and Local Government

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eBook - ePub

In Pursuit of Performance

Management Systems in State and Local Government

About this book

Based on five years of extensive research by the Government Performance Project, this volume offers a comprehensive analysis of how government managers and elected officials use management and management systems to improve performance. Drawing on data from across the nation, it examines the performance of state, county, and city governments between 1997 and 2002 within the framework of basic management systems: financial information, human resources, capital and infrastructure, and results evaluation.

Key issues addressed:
• How governments strategically select elements of management to emphasize the role of leadership
• How those governments that aim to improve performance differ from those that do not
• What "effective management" looks like

Through this careful, in-depth investigation, the contributors conclude that the most effective governments are not those with the most resources, but those that use the resources available to them most carefully and strategically. In Pursuit of Performance is an invaluable tool for government leaders and the scholars who study them.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Chapter 1: Studying State and Local Management Systems
  7. Chapter 2: Putting Money Where the Need Is
  8. Chapter 3: Underpinning Government
  9. Chapter 4: Government’s Largest Investment
  10. Chapter 5: The Performance Challenge
  11. Chapter 6: The Reality of Results
  12. Chapter 7: Integration of Management Systems in State and Local Government
  13. Chapter 8: Learning to Build Capacity
  14. Chapter 9: Counting the Ways Management Matters to Performance
  15. Appendix A: The Analytical Model for the GPP
  16. Appendix B: Criteria Used by GPP Analysts
  17. Appendix C: Governments Evaluated by the GPP
  18. List of Contributors
  19. Index