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Informationen zum Autor Beryl A. Radin is a member of the faculty at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University. She was the recipient of the 2002 Donald Stone Outstanding Academic Award from the Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management of the American Society for Public Administration. Radin served as the president of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management from 1995-96 and has been active in many professional organizations. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Radin is the author of numerous articles! book chapters! and books! including Beyond Machiavelli: Policy Analysis Comes of Age (Georgetown University Press). In 1996-98! she served as a special advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services! where she was involved in performance measurement activities within that federal department. Klappentext ?A highly distinct study that looks at the problems with performance management that are typically glossed over, in a way that will grab students' and scholars' attention and help bring balance to any discussion of the subject."—Burt S. Barnow, Associate Director for Research, Institute for Policy Studies, Johns Hopkins University Zusammenfassung Drawing on a range of ideas! including theories of intelligence and modes of thought! assumptions about numbers and information! and the nature of professionalism! this title sheds light on the hidden complexities of creating standards to evaluate performance. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of TablesPreface 1. The Ubiquitous Nature of Performance 2. The Performance Mindset 3. One Size Fits All 4. Demeaning Professionals: Throwing Out the Baby with the Bathwater? 5. Competing Values: Can the Performance Movement Deal with Equity? 6. The Reality of Fragmentation: Power and Authority in the U.S. Political System 7. Intergovernmental Relationships: Power and Authority in the U.S. Political System 8. Information! Interests! and Ideology 9. Competing Values in a Global Context: Performance Activities in the World Bank 10. Conflicting Patterns of Assumptions: Where Do We Go From Here? Index ...
