Lessons Learned from Public and Private Contract Managers for Effective Local Government Contracting Out: The Case of New Jersey
To date, very few studies have explored practical strategies for exercising effective financial management of local government contracts through two main stakeholders’ perspectives of the contracting system at the same time. Employing a series of semi-structured interviews with public officials and...
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| description | To date, very few studies have explored practical strategies for exercising effective financial management of local government contracts through two main stakeholders’ perspectives of the contracting system at the same time. Employing a series of semi-structured interviews with public officials and private contractors in New Jersey, this study attempts to fill this gap in the scholarship. The finding of this study suggests that government agencies should pay greater attention to competitive bids without favoritism, contract specificity, a statewide performance database, sufficient staffing with well-trained personnel, strong leadership, team-based structures, two-way communication, and evaluation based on both qualitative and quantitative values. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/838292020-03-07T12:10:38Z Lessons Learned from Public and Private Contract Managers for Effective Local Government Contracting Out: The Case of New Jersey Kim, Soojin School of Humanities and Social Sciences Contracting out Contract management To date, very few studies have explored practical strategies for exercising effective financial management of local government contracts through two main stakeholders’ perspectives of the contracting system at the same time. Employing a series of semi-structured interviews with public officials and private contractors in New Jersey, this study attempts to fill this gap in the scholarship. The finding of this study suggests that government agencies should pay greater attention to competitive bids without favoritism, contract specificity, a statewide performance database, sufficient staffing with well-trained personnel, strong leadership, team-based structures, two-way communication, and evaluation based on both qualitative and quantitative values. Accepted version 2016-09-14T09:07:16Z 2019-12-06T15:32:52Z 2016-09-14T09:07:16Z 2019-12-06T15:32:52Z 2016 Journal Article Kim, S. (2016). Lessons Learned from Public and Private Contract Managers for Effective Local Government Contracting Out: The Case of New Jersey. International Journal of Public Administration, in press. 0190-0692 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83829 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41448 10.1080/01900692.2016.1193751 en International Journal of Public Administration 39 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Contracting out Contract management Kim, Soojin Lessons Learned from Public and Private Contract Managers for Effective Local Government Contracting Out: The Case of New Jersey |
| title | Lessons Learned from Public and Private Contract Managers for Effective Local Government Contracting Out: The Case of New Jersey |
| title_full | Lessons Learned from Public and Private Contract Managers for Effective Local Government Contracting Out: The Case of New Jersey |
| title_fullStr | Lessons Learned from Public and Private Contract Managers for Effective Local Government Contracting Out: The Case of New Jersey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lessons Learned from Public and Private Contract Managers for Effective Local Government Contracting Out: The Case of New Jersey |
| title_short | Lessons Learned from Public and Private Contract Managers for Effective Local Government Contracting Out: The Case of New Jersey |
| title_sort | lessons learned from public and private contract managers for effective local government contracting out the case of new jersey |
| topic | Contracting out Contract management |
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