The Art of Governance

by Ingraham, Patricia W.; Lynn, Laurence E.

• ISBN13: 9781589010345
• ISBN10: 1589010345
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-30
• Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr

Summary

Public administration has evolved into an extraordinarily complex form of governance employing traditional bureaucracy, quasi-government public organizations, and collaborative networks of nongovernmental organizations. Analyzing and improving government performance--a matter of increasing concern to citizens, elected officials, and managers of the organizations themselves--has in turn become a much more fraught undertaking. Understanding the new complexities calls for new research approaches. The Art of Governance presents a fresh palette of research based on a new framework of governance that was first developed by coeditor Laurence E. Lynn, Jr., with Carolyn J. Heinrich, and Carolyn J. Hill in their book, Improving Governance: A New Logic for Empirical Research. That book identified how the relationships among citizens, legislatures, executive and organizational structures, and stakeholders interact, in order to better diagnose and solve problems in public management. This volume takes that relational concept into new realms of conceptualization and application as it links alternative institutional and administrative structures to program performance in different policy areas and levels of government. Collectively, the contributors begin to paint a new picture of how management matters throughout the policy process. They illuminate how, at different levels of an organization, leadership and management vary--and explore both the significance of structural systems and the importance of alternative organizational forms for the implementation of public policies. The Art of Governance shows that effective governance is much more complex than paint-by-number. But if the variety of formsand models of governance are analyzed using advanced theories, models, methods, and data, important lessons can be applied that can lead us to more successful institutions.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables	vii
Contributors	ix
Preface	xiii
Part I Choosing a Conceptual Lens	1	(46)
Governance as an Organizing Theme for Empirical Research	3	(17)
Carolyn J. Heinrich
Carolyn J. Hill
Laurence E. Lynn, Jr.
Framing High Performance and Innovativeness in Government: A Review and Assessment of Research	20	(27)
Hal G. Rainey
Jay Eungha Ryu
Part II Social Program Service Delivery: Identifying the Linkages in Diverse Settings	47	(76)
Alternative Governance Structures for Welfare Provider Networks	49	(22)
Jo Ann G. Ewalt
Governance, Evidence-Based Practice, and Performance in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs	71	(24)
Carolyn J. Heinrich
Can Casework Design Choices Improve Outcomes for Clients Who Are Difficult to Employ? Evidence from Welfare-to-Work Offices	95	(28)
Carolyn J. Hill
Part III Government Organizations: Identifying the Linkages in Diverse Settings	123	(48)
Management and Performance Outcomes in State Government	125	(27)
Amy K. Donahue
Willow S. Jacobson
Mark D. Robbins
Ellen V. Rubin
Sally C. Selden
Linking Dimensions of Public Sector Leadership to Performance	152	(19)
Patricia W. Ingraham
Jessica E. Sowa
Donald P. Moynihan
Part IV The Map for Future Analysis	171	(60)
Putting Performance Measurement in Context	173	(22)
Edward T. Jennings, Jr.
Meg Patrick Haist
Conceptual Issues in Modeling and Measuring Management and Its Impacts on Performance	195	(29)
Kenneth J. Meier
Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr.
Analyzing Management Structures and Systems in a Governance Framework: What Have We Learned?	224	(7)
Patricia W. Ingraham
Index	231