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Required Readings
Behn, R. D. (2003) Why Measure Performance? Different Purposes Require Different Measures. Public Administration Review September/October 2003, Vol. 63, No. 5, pp. 586 – 606.
Link to the article: https://academic.udayton.edu/richardghere/IGO%20NGO%20research/Behn_Robert_D.pdf
Weiss, J. A. & Piderit, S.K. (1999) The Value of Mission Statements in Public Agencies. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 193-223.
Link to the article: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1181805
THIS IS A DISCUSSION BOARD PLEASE DO NOT ADD A COVER PAGE OR A HEADING!
1. The article you read this week by Weiss and Piderit, about the value of mission statements in public agencies, suggests that they can be important to organizations and staff. But they do not go so far as to say
that they are essential to performance or success.
In your experiences with mission statements, what is your opinion of their worth? Have you found them to be useful, marginally important, or not worth your time? Why?
As always, please do not name organizations or specific people in your responses.
2. Surf the web and find an example of a real world mission statement for an organization, or program, of your choosing. Post the mission statement to this thread, and examine it using Hatry’s formula for
building mission statements (found in the Lecture Notes).
Do you think the mission statement you found is well constructed, or poorly constructed? Why? Can
Hatry’s formula improve it? If so, tell us how and why.
3. What are input, output and outcome measures all about? How do they connect to a mission
statement?
Cam you provide me an example of each type of measure using an example of your own choosing?
If you can’t come up with an example, think about this class? What are some input, output and outcome
measures for PAD 314 (Public Administration: Leadership, Supervision and Performance)?
4. On page 588 of his article entitled, “Why Measure Performance? Different Purposes Require Different Measures,” Robert Behn lists eight purposes that public managers have for measuring performance. Take a look at the list, and rank these eight from the most to least important purpose.
Post your list here, and explain your most and least important entries on the list. In other words, tell us
why one purpose is the most important of the eight, and why one is the least.
5. On page 588 of his article entitled, “Why Measure Performance? Different Purposes Require Different
Measures,” Robert Behn lists eight purposes that public managers have for measuring performance. Take a look at the list, and rank these eight from the most to least important purpose.
Post your list here, and explain your most and least important entries on the list. In other words, tell us
why one purpose is the most important of the eight, and why one is the least.
6. What did you find to be the main lessons from this week’s chapters, discussion board and lecture
notes?