Twelve Years into the Performance Measurement Revolution: Where We Need to Go in Implementation Research

Forecasting the Effectiveness of Policy Implementation Strategies

“…As a means for comparing, categorizing and evaluating effectiveness of such PM regimes across the Although studies show that PM is indeed a "way forward" (Haas (2008)) and provides helpful results in several aspects (Andrews & Hill (2003), Bovaird et al (2003), Mausolff & Spence (2008), Compin (2008)), there are still concerns when the implementation stage is considered (Frank & D'Souza (2004)). …”

The Use of Performance Information in Budgetary Decision‐making by Legislators: Is Estonia Any Different?

“…There are a number of empirical studies that explore the effects of PI on legislative decision‐making in general (for overviews of the literature, see, e.g., Jordan and Hackbart 1999; Frank and D’Souza 2004), and several studies that have looked at the utilization of PI in budgetary decision‐making in the executive branch (for recent overviews of studies, see, e.g., Jordan and Hackbart 1999; Melkers and Willoughby 2005; Gomez and Willoughby 2008; Zaltsman 2009; Ho 2011). However, there is very little research exploring empirically the question of whether and how legislators employ PI in budgetary decision‐making; among the studies that have been undertaken, the focus has been either on the local government level (Melkers and Willoughby 2001; Wang 2008) or state level (Willoughby and Melkers 2000, 2001; Bourdeaux 2008), rather than on national governments.…”

“…The data were collected via semi‐structured interviews conducted with the legislators who were members of the finance committee of the Estonian parliament between 2007 and 2011 (see Appendix). As Frank and D’Souza (2004, p. 713) have noted, mail‐surveys are likely to overstate the usage of PI, which is why researchers exploring the role of PI in decision‐making should opt for open‐ended questionnaires (rather than fixed choice surveys) and personal interviews in order to get more contextually rich information and to gain a deeper understanding of the impact of PI (see also Bourdeaux 2008).…”

20 jaar Verantwoordingsdag: Inzicht voor Kamercommissies

“…De Tweede Kamer gebruikt hiervoor twee sanctiemechanismen: de moties en het onthouden van decharge (Andeweg & Irwin, 2014). Door inhoudsanalyse kunnen we kijken of er tijdens de verschillende stadia prestatiegegevens gebruikt worden (Bourdeaux, 2008;Frank & D'Souza, 2004;Raudla, 2012;Van Helden, 2016). Door over een lange periode te kijken kunnen we onderzoeken of het verantwoordingsproces zich door de jaren heen versterkt heeft (Nielsen, 2014).…”