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The Responsible Contract Manager. Protecting the Public Interest in an Outsourced World.
Cohen, Steven; Eimicke, William B.
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Description for The Responsible Contract Manager. Protecting the Public Interest in an Outsourced World.
Paperback. 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. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH; JPP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 412.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Public Management and Change Series
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589012141
SKU
V9781589012141
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About Cohen, Steven; Eimicke, William B.
Steven Cohen is director of the Master in Public Administration Program in Environmental Science and Policy and executive director and chief operating officer of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. William Eimicke is deputy commissioner of the Fire Department of New York City and director of the Picker Center for Executive Education at Columbia University.
Reviews for The Responsible Contract Manager. Protecting the Public Interest in an Outsourced World.
The book is remarkably devoid of ideological and normative wrangling that often polarizes audiences on the topic of government contracting ... a must read for public management scholars and contract managers. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Excellent addition to the literature on contract management, as it covers the practical issues as well as the broader questions of professional ... Read more