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
Behn, Robert. "How Scientific Is 'the Science of Delivery'?" Canadian Public Administration 60.1 (March 2017).
Behn, Robert. "The Consistency Conundrum: From Requirements and Templates to Expectations and Adaptations." Public Administration Review 70.6 (December 2010, Issue Supplement): s218-s219.
Behn, Robert. "Collaborating for Performance: Or Can There Exist Such a Thing at CollaborationStat?" International Public Management Journal 13.4 (October 2010): 429 - 470.
Behn, Robert. "Designing PerformanceStat: Or What Are the Key Strategic Choices that a Jurisdiction or Agency Must Make When Adapting the CompStat/CitiStat Class of Performance Strategies?" Public Performance and Management Review 32.2 (December 2008): 203-232.
Behn, Robert. "The Varieties of CitiStat." Public Administration Review 66.3 (May-June 2006): 332-340.
Behn, Robert. "The Core Drivers of CitiStat: It's Not Just About the Meetings and the Maps." International Public Management Journal 8.3 (2005): 1-25.
Behn, Robert, and Elizabeth Keating. "Facing the Fiscal Crises in State Government: National Problem, National Responsibilities." State Tax Notes 33.12 (September 20, 2004): 833-847.
Behn, Robert. "Rethinking Accountability in Education: How Should Who Hold Whom Accountable for What?" International Public Management Journal 6.1 (2003): 43-73.
Behn, Robert. "Why Measure Performance? Different Purposes Require Different Measures." Public Administration Review 63.5 (September-October 2003): 586-606.
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.
Behn, Robert and Peter A. Kant. "Strategies for Avoiding the Pitfalls of Performance Contracting." Public Productivity and Management Review 22.4 (June 1999): 470-489.