This paper aims to provide a review and synthesis of the performance-based contracting
(PBC) literature across academic disciplines. It also seeks to examine how the operations …

A rigorous analysis of the impact—and implications—of performance funding for higher
education. Seeking greater accountability in higher education, many states have adopted …

Public sector services in all developed economies have had to meet new demands for
accountability and transparency, leading to the creation of complex audit systems. This …

Purpose. Despite widespread educational and promotional efforts, paediatric rehabilitation
therapists still do not systematically or routinely use outcome measures. Method. A review of …

For several decades, policymakers have been concerned about increasing the efficiency
and effectiveness of postsecondary institutions. In recent years, performance funding …

Now in its Third Edition, Effectively Managing Human Service Organizations continues to
provide invaluable advice for achieving managerial success. Ralph Brody dissects and …

Although client satisfaction information is often ignored, it is a critical piece of the picture
when evaluating the service experience of parents who have had their children placed in …

Child welfare organizations throughout North America have expended millions of dollars to
develop, implement, and institutionalize formal risk assessment models to improve decision …

Implementation science is a relatively young field of research that studies efforts to put
improved policies or programs into routine practice. In recent years, the Children's Bureau …

Integrated working for outcomes is complex and challenging in theory and practice. Yet,
outcomes and integrated working are central to the policy goals for children and families in …