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THE RESPONSIBLE CONTRACT MANAGER
PROTECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AN OUTSOURCED WORLD |
| By: |
Steven Cohen, William B. Eimicke |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£21.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1589016491 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781589016491 |
| Publisher: |
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 2008 |
| Series: |
Public Management and Change series |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Synopsis: |
Contract management is a critical skill for all contemporary public managers. As more government duties are contracted out, managers must learn to coordinate and measure the performance of private contractors, and to write contract requirements and elicit bids that obtain important services and products at the best possible price and quality. They must also learn to work in teams that include both public and private sector partners.The Responsible Contract Manager delves into the issues of how to ensure that the work done by private sector contractors serves the public interest and argues for the necessity of making these organizations act as extensions of the public sector while maintaining their private character. Government contract managers have a unique burden because they must develop practices that ensure the production advantages of networked organizations and the transparency and accountability required of the public sector.The Responsible Contract Manager fills a major gap in public management literature by providing a clear and practical introduction to the best practices of contract management and also includes a discussion of public ethics, governance and representation theory. It is an essential guide for all public management scholars and is especially useful for students in MPA graduate programs and related fields. |
| US Grade: |
College Graduate Student and over |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Georgetown University Press |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Public and Nonprofit Division's Best Book Award (United States).
Winner of Public Administration Section: Herbert A. Simon Book Award |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |