Yong Woon Kim earned his doctorate from the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University. A common theme underlying his research is the exploration of systematic links between management and organizational performance in government. His research examines a variety of organization and public management issues, including organizational change and innovation, performance management, contracting out, and privatization policy.E-mail: yongwoonk@gmail.com
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The Importance of Contract Design
Article first published online: 19 JUL 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2012.02537.x
© 2012 by The American Society for Public Administration
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Kim, Y. W. and Brown, T. L. (2012), The Importance of Contract Design. Public Administration Review, 72: 687–696. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2012.02537.x
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Yong Woon Kim earned his doctorate from the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University. A common theme underlying his research is the exploration of systematic links between management and organizational performance in government. His research examines a variety of organization and public management issues, including organizational change and innovation, performance management, contracting out, and privatization policy.E-mail: yongwoonk@gmail.com
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Trevor L. Brown is associate professor in the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University. He teaches courses on public management, public sector strategy, and organizational theory. His research examines why governments elect to make some goods and services internally, while contracting for others. When governments elect to contract, his research examines the investments governments make in contract management capacity to deliver desired outcomes.E-mail: brown.2296@osu.edu
Publication History
- Issue published online: 17 AUG 2012
- Article first published online: 19 JUL 2012
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