
In Pursuit of Performance
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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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Chapter 1. Studying State and Local Management Systems: Why We Need to Do It
Chapter 2. Putting Money Where the Need Is: Managing the Finances of State and Local Governments
Chapter 3. Underpinning Government: Capital and Infrastructure Management in State and Local Government
Chapter 4. Government's Largest Investment: Human Resource Management in States, Counties, and Cities
Chapter 5. The Performance Challenge: Information Technology Management in States, Counties, and Cities
Chapter 6. The Reality of Results: Managing for Results in State and Local Government
Chapter 7. Integration of Management Systems in State and Local Government
Chapter 8. Learning to Build Capacity: Applying the GPP Model to Other Governments
Chapter 9. Counting the Ways Management Matters to Performance
Appendix A: The Analytical Model for the GPP
Appendix B: Criteria Used by GPP Analysts
Appendix C: Governments Evaluated by the GPP
List of Contributors
Index
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