Many government services are delivered by (partially) autonomous agencies. Governments
need effective measures for contracting, steering, and monitoring agencies and to balance …

When a product is difficult to specify in a contract and requires specialized investments for a
market exchange, the buyer and seller can find themselves locked into a mutually …

Using agency and stewardship theories, this article investigates conditions that affect the
impact of performance management in the ministerial steering of agencies. Agency theory …

This article examines the contract design decisions of three federal agencies—the
Departments of Health and Human Services, Defense, and Homeland Security—using five …

Scholarly literature on cross-sectoral collaboration is rich, but incomplete as most studies
tend to overlook nuances across different service categories. Though many studies confirm …

Set aside programs, which preference disadvantaged businesses, have long been among
the largest government equity programs in the United States. Set asides ensure government …

The question whether small or large organisations are associated with the best public
service performance has long been a subject of debate in public administration research …

This article demonstrates the value of conceptualizing four ideal types when studying
ministries' contract steering of state agencies—relational, double-whammy, performance …

This paper argues that adopting a stakeholder approach to the study of contracting
outcomes produces more rich and rounded representations of the realities of the contracting …

The widespread use of government contracting opens up learning opportunities in public
organizations' engagements with private contractors. However, whether public organizations …