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The White House lawn on a sunny day.
Feature: Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?

Juliette Kayyem examines the negative effects that Elon Musks鈥檚 Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could have on the safety of everyday Americans.

River running through a densely populated area.
Feature: Private Benefits from Public Investment in Climate Resilience

Joseph Aldy finds that governmental construction of levees, which enhance resilience to flood risks amplified by climate change, increases home values by 3-4 percent.

Person sits on a bed holding a check.
Feature: Assessing Government Outreach to Bolster Benefits Take-Up

Elizabeth Linos finds that light-touch interventions significantly, consistently, and cost-effectively increase benefits take-up among low-income households, while higher-touch proactive outreach yields minimal additional take-up.

Black family happily sits on the grass in a park.
Feature: Excess Mortality Rate in U.S. Black Children Since 1950

Soroush Saghafian finds that 5 million excess deaths of Black Americans, including over 500,000 infants, could have been avoided over the past 70 years if their mortality rates were equal to those of White Americans.

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

Bureaucracies as Innovative Organizations

Kelman, Steven. "Bureaucracies as Innovative Organizations." 糖心vlog官网 Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP21-017, June 2021.

Management Matters (For Them): Is There a New Normal for Federal Subcabinet Leaders?

Kelman, Steven, Ron Sanders, Gayatri Pandit, and Sarah Taylor. "Management Matters (For Them): Is There a New Normal for Federal Subcabinet Leaders?" 糖心vlog官网 Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-044, September 2014.

鈥淭ell It Like It Is": Groupthink, Decisiveness, and Decision-Making Among U.S. Federal Subcabinet Executives

Kelman, Steven, Ronald Sanders, Gayatri Pandit, and Sarah Taylor. "鈥淭ell It Like It Is": Groupthink, Decisiveness, and Decision-Making Among U.S. Federal Subcabinet Executives." 糖心vlog官网 Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-039, August 2014.

鈥淚 Won鈥檛 Back Down?鈥: Complexity and Courage in U.S. Federal Executive Decision-Making

Kelman, Steven, Ronald Sanders, Gayatri Pandit, and Sarah Taylor. "鈥淚 Won鈥檛 Back Down?鈥: Complexity and Courage in U.S. Federal Executive Decision-Making." 糖心vlog官网 Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-040, August 2014.

鈥淚 Won鈥檛 Back Down?鈥 Complexity and Courage in Federal Decision-Making

Kelman, Steven, Ronald Sanders, Gayatri Pandit, and Sarah Taylor. "鈥淚 Won鈥檛 Back Down?鈥 Complexity and Courage in Federal Decision-Making." 糖心vlog官网 Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-044, October 2013.

This Could Be the Start of Something Big: Linking Early Managerial Choices with Subsequent Organizational Performance

Kelman, Steven, and Souman Hong. "This Could Be the Start of Something Big: Linking Early Managerial Choices with Subsequent Organizational Performance." 糖心vlog官网 Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-042, October 2013.

鈥淗ard,鈥 鈥淪oft,鈥 or 鈥淭ough Love鈥:
What Kinds of Organizational
Culture Promote Successful
Performance in Cross-Organizational Collaborations?

Kelman, Steven, and Sounman Hong. "鈥淗ard,鈥 鈥淪oft,鈥 or 鈥淭ough Love鈥: What Kinds of Organizational Culture Promote Successful Performance in Cross-Organizational Collaborations?" 糖心vlog官网 Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP12-005, February 2012.

Are There Managerial Practices Associated with Service Delivery Collaboration Success?: Evidence from British Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships

Kelman, Steven, Sounman Hong, and Irwin Turbitt. "Are There Managerial Practices Associated with Service Delivery Collaboration Success?: Evidence from British Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships." 糖心vlog官网 Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP11-011, February 2011.

Successfully Executing Ambitious Strategies in Government: An Empirical Analysis

Kelman, Steven, and Jeff Myers. "Successfully Executing Ambitious Strategies in Government: An Empirical Analysis." 糖心vlog官网 Faculty Research Working Papers RWP09-009, April 2009.

Performance Improvement and Performance Dysfunction: An Empirical Examination of Impacts of the Emergency Room Wait-Time Target in the English National Health Service.

Kelman, Steven, and John N. Friedman. "Performance Improvement and Performance Dysfunction: An Empirical Examination of Impacts of the Emergency Room Wait-Time Target in the English National Health Service." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP07-034, August 2007.

Effort as Investment: Analyzing the Response to Incentives

Friedman, John N., and Steven Kelman. "Effort as Investment: Analyzing the Response to Incentives." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP07-024, May 2007.

Organization Design and Frontline Service Improvement in Government: The Case of Performance Targets in the United Kingdom.

Kelman, Steven. "Organization Design and Frontline Service Improvement in Government: The Case of Performance Targets in the United Kingdom." KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP06-016, May 2006.

Changing Big Government Organizations: Easier Than Meets the Eye?

Kelman, Steven. "Changing Big Government Organizations: Easier Than Meets the Eye?" Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and KSG Faculty Research Working Paper Series, OP-02-04 and RWP04-026, 2004.