Managing for Results 2005

The 'managing for results' movement that began in the early 1990s has now reached adolescence and is creating new challenges for government...

Human Capital 2004

Governments today face a growing set of challenges around the recruitment, retention, and management of their workforces. In short, the job of...

Collaboration: Using Networks and Partnerships

As government faces more complex problems, and citizens expect more, the way government delivers services and results is changing rapidly. The...

Transforming Government Supply Chain Management

World-class, commercial supply chain management standards are now exceptionally high. The best organizations measure order-to-receipt time in two...

New Ways of Doing Business

This book is an invaluable guide to navigating the sometimes controversial changes taking place in the internal operations of government, the...

The Procurement Revolution

The ninth book in the IBM Endowment Series on the Business of Government, The Procurement Revolution continues the tradition of timely and...

E-Government 2003

Provides in-depth case studies of the 'state' of e-government today. The book chronicles the 'early days' of e-government and presents a...

Leaders

Leaders provides six in-depth studies of leaders who demonstrate a new style of leadership for the 21st century. W. Henry Lambright...

Human Capital 2002

Human Capital 2002 provides eight studies on the "state" of human capital in government today. Carol Chetkovich discusses the challenge of...

Innovation provides five in-depth studies on the "state" of innovation in government today. Jonathan Walters analyzes what he has learned...

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Center Author Books

System under Stress:  The Challenge to 21st Century Governance by Donald F. Kettl based on the report “Reflections on 21st Century Government Management” by Don Kettl and Steve Kelman

the end of government ...as we know it - Making Public Policy Work by Elaine C. Kamarck based on the report “Applying 21st Century Government to the Challenge of Homeland Security” by Elaine C. Kamarck

Complex Contracting:  Government Purchasing in the Wake of the US Coast Guard's Deepwater Program by Trevor Brown, Matthew Potoski, and David Van Slyke based on the report “The Challenge of Contracting for Large Complex Projects: A Case Study of the Coast Guard’s Deepwater Program” by Trevor Brown, Matthew Potoski, and David Van Slyke
 

Enterprise Risk Management by Dr. Karen Hardy based on the report “Managing Risk in Government:  An Introduction to Enterprise Risk Management” by Dr. Karen Hardy

The Persistence of Innovation in Government by Sandford F. Borins based on the report “The Persistence of Innovation in Government:  A Guide for Innovative Public Servants” by Sandford F. Borins