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Feature: The Impact of State Paid Sick Leave Laws on Service Workers

Daniel Schneider finds that state paid sick leave laws increased service workers’ access to paid sick leave and reduced the share of service workers who worked while sick.

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Feature: Connecting Absolute and Relative Intergenerational Mobility

Deirdre Bloome offers two frameworks for understanding the relationship between types of intergenerational mobility, or whether people are socioeconomically better off than their parents.

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Feature: Studying a Government Program to Support Women’s Self-Help Groups

Michael Walton explores the interactions between state and society in rural India within a major community-based development program, finding two major tensions.

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Feature: The Data-Informed City

Jorrit de Jong presents a comprehensive framework for how cities can use data to address problems more effectively, efficiently, equitably, and with better accountability.

Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

On the Value of Creating: Esteem Opportunities.

Behn, Robert. "On the Value of Creating: Esteem Opportunities." Bob Behn's Public Management Report May 2004.

On the Ubiquity of: Dumb Rules.

Behn, Robert. "On the Ubiquity of: Dumb Rules." Bob Behn's Public Management Report April 2004.

On the Embarrassment of: Grading Agencies.

Behn, Robert. "On the Embarrassment of: Grading Agencies." Bob Behn's Public Management Report March 2004.

On the Management Challenge of: Beating Expectations.

Behn, Robert. "On the Management Challenge of: Beating Expectations." Bob Behn's Public Management Report February 2004.

Performance Leadership: 11 Better Practices That Can Ratchet Up Performance.

Behn, Robert. "Performance Leadership: 11 Better Practices That Can Ratchet Up Performance." Washington, D.C.: IBM Center for the Business of Government, 2004.

On the Limitations of: Pay for Performance.

Behn, Robert. "On the Limitations of: Pay for Performance." Bob Behn's Public Management Report January 2004.

On the Delusion of: Cookbook Management

Behn, Robert. "On the Delusion of: Cookbook Management" Bob Behn's Public Management Report December 2003.

On the Characteristics of: Friendly Competition.

Behn, Robert. "On the Characteristics of: Friendly Competition." Bob Behn's Public Management Report November 2003.

On the Motivational Impact of: The List.

Behn, Robert. "On the Motivational Impact of: The List." Bob Behn's Public Management Report October 2003.

On the Executive Responsibility to Set: Performance Targets.

Behn, Robert. "On the Executive Responsibility to Set: Performance Targets." Bob Behn's Public Management Report September 2003.

Creating Leadership Capacity for the Twenty-First Century: Not Another Technical Fix.

Behn, Robert. "Creating Leadership Capacity for the Twenty-First Century: Not Another Technical Fix." For the People: Can We Fix Public Service? Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2003.

Rethinking Accountability in Education: How Should Who Hold Whom Accountable for What?

Behn, Robert. "Rethinking Accountability in Education: How Should Who Hold Whom Accountable for What?" International Public Management Journal 6.1 (2003): 43-73.

Why Measure Performance? Different Purposes Require Different Measures.

Behn, Robert. "Why Measure Performance? Different Purposes Require Different Measures." Public Administration Review 63.5 (September-October 2003): 586-606.

A Threat to the Team.

Behn, Robert. "A Threat to the Team." Governing December 2002: 62.

The Frustrating Culture of HR.

Behn, Robert. "The Frustrating Culture of HR." Governing October 2002: 58.

The Psychological Barriers to Performance Management: Or Why Isn't Everyone Jumping on the Performance-Management Bandwagon?

Behn, Robert. "The Psychological Barriers to Performance Management: Or Why Isn't Everyone Jumping on the Performance-Management Bandwagon?" Public Performance & Management Review 26.1 (September 2002): 5-25.

Changing the Cops.

Behn, Robert. "Changing the Cops." Governing August 2002: 49.

Leading Without Authority.

Behn, Robert. "Leading Without Authority." Governing June 2002: 54.

Can This Airport Be Saved?

Behn, Robert. "Can This Airport Be Saved?" Governing April 2002: 58.

Feuding Fiefdoms.

Behn, Robert. "Feuding Fiefdoms." Governing February 2002: 95.

Government Performance and the Conundrum of Public Trust.

Behn, Robert. "Government Performance and the Conundrum of Public Trust." Market Based Governance: Supply Side, Demand Side, Upside, and Downside. Ed. John D. Donahue and Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Brookings Institution, 2002.

The Efficiency Task Force

Behn, Robert. "The Efficiency Task Force." Governing. December 2001, 47.

The Low-Bid Trap.

Behn, Robert. "The Low-Bid Trap." Governing October 2001: 59.

The Flex-Time Conundrum.

Behn, Robert. "The Flex-Time Conundrum." Governing August 2001: 68.

The Tyranny of E-Mail.

Behn, Robert. "The Tyranny of E-Mail." Governing June 2001: 58.

Big Cuts, Big Pain.

Behn, Robert. "Big Cuts, Big Pain." Governing April 2001: 69.

Grief and the Grievance Process.

Behn, Robert. "Grief and the Grievance Process." Governing February 2001: 117.

Rethinking Democratic Accountability

Behn, Robert. Rethinking Democratic Accountability. Brookings Institution, 2001.