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Toward a culture of consequences : performance-based accountability systems for public services : executive summary / Brian M. Stecher ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stecher, Brian M.
- Series:
- Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-1019.
- Rand education.
- Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-1019
- Rand education
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Government accountability--United States.
- Government accountability.
- Organizational effectiveness--United States.
- Organizational effectiveness.
- Performance--Management.
- Performance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (52 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Performance-based accountability systems (PBASs) link incentives to measured performance to improve services to the public. Research suggests that PBASs influence provider behaviors, but little is known about PBASs' effectiveness at achieving their performance goals. This document explores the design and effectiveness of nine PBASs in five sectors: child care, education, health care, public health emergency preparedness, and transportation.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-94043-0
- 9786612940439
- 0-8330-5035-4
- OCLC:
- 693761700
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