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100			_aSwiss, James E.
245			_aA framework for assessing incentives in results-based management
260			_c2005
300			_ap.592-602.
362			_aSep-Oct
520			_aMany governmental results-based management systems have not produced the expected positive effects. This article analyzes the reasons for this common disappointment by looking at three components of results-based management-results-specific information, capacities, and incentives-and concludes that incentives are often the least developed. It then synthesizes a simple framework for evaluating the efficacy of results-oriented incentives. To be successful, results-specific incentives must be tailored to fit four program characteristics: timeliness, political environment, clarity of the cause-and-effect chain, and tightness of focus. This framework suggests that some systems put too exclusive an emphasis on budgetary incentives and could be strengthened by emphasizing personnel-system rewards, especially those that look beyond business models. -Reproduced.
650			_aManagement
773			_aPublic Administration Review
909			_a67755
999			_c67755 _d67755