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Moynihan, Donald P. |
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Managing for results is an impossible job: solution or symbol? |
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2005 |
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p.213-31. |
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Recent years have been characterized by widespread adoption of reforms that called for governments to manage for results. This article tackles the question: what is the impact of results-based reforms in functions that the public management literature has defined as "impossible jobs?" The implementation of strategic planning and performance measurement in the Alabama Department of Corrections provides a case study of such a scenario. The explicit goals of results-based reforms suggest a solution to "impossible jobs" by achieving improved allocation, effectiveness, and efficiency. However, the case evidence suggests that their main use is as a symbol of rational governance, to be used by beleaguered agencies andgovernments in a bid to increase resources. Beyond this, the public manager in an impossible job finds little benefit from results-based reform, and seeks to devote as few resources as is necessary to comply with reform requirements. - Reproduced. |
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Performance appraisal |
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Public administration |
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International Journal of Public Administration |
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