Testing the Effectiveness of Managing for Results: Evidence from an Education Policy Innovation in New York City

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Wang, Weijie; Yeung, Ryan
• 署名单位: University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia; City University of New York (CUNY) System; Hunter College (CUNY)
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1053-1858
• DOI: 10.1093/jopart/muy043
• 发表日期: 2019
• 页码: 84-100
• 关键词: performance management; goal displacement; public-sector; ACCOUNTABILITY; GOVERNMENT; IMPACT; improvement; incentives; LESSONS; REFORM

摘要

Managing for results (MFR) is a performance management system that decentralizes authority to managers in exchange for greater accountability in performance. Although MFR makes much theoretical sense, the evidence of the effectiveness of MFR has not been as conclusive. In this study, we use panel data methods to examine the impact of a particular MFR reform in New York City, the Empowerment Zone (EZ), which focused on providing city public school principals greater autonomy to improve school outcomes. In addition, we use objective measures of both performance management and organizational performance. Our differences-in-differences estimates suggest that the EZ had a significant and positive effect on school performance as measured by proficiency rates in standardized mathematics exams, overall performance, and Regents diploma graduation rates, though the effects were not immediately apparent.