Improving the Quality of Public Services

 

A Multinational Conference on Public Management


Conference Summary


Tuesday, June 28, 2011

 

09:00-09:45

Opening of the Conference

Chaired by Yaroslav Kuzminov, Rector, NRU HSE

 

Welcome greetings

 

On behalf of the national organizers:

Yaroslav Kuzminov, Rector, NRU HSE, Moscow, Russia

 

On behalf of APPAM and UMD:

Douglas Besharov, professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland (UMD), APPAM  President in 2007-2008, APPAM International Conference Coordinator, Co-editor of  International Policy Exchange Series, Oxford University Press

 

On behalf of Government:

RF Government  apparat

Ministry of Communications and Mass Media RF

Ministry of Economic Development RF

Moscow City Government

 

On behalf of General Partner

A. Naschekin, Vice President of Rostelecom, RF

 

On behalf of Partners:

Sergey Naumov, President of Russian Public Relations Association (RPRA), RF

Vyacheslav Lashchevskiy, Chairman of the Board of Directors

AGT Communications Group, RF

Alexey Germanovich, Social and Public Program Director Moscow School of Management Scolkovo, RF

 

10:30-11:30

Plenary Session – part 1

 

"Managing Change in Public Institutes"

Chaired by Alexey Barabashev, professor, Dean, Faculty of Public Administration,  NRU HSE

 

The Strategy and Development of Performance Evaluation in the Korean Government

O-Taeg Shim, Vice Minister for Policy Analysis and Evaluation, Secretary of the Public Service Evaluation Committee,  Prime Minister's Office, Republic of South Korea

Paper

 

Public Administration Development in Russia: Major Results and Perspectives

Andrey Klimenko, professor, Vice-Rector, Director, Institute of Public Administration, NRU HSE, Moscow, RF

Paper | Presentation

 

12:45-13:45

Plenary Session – part 2

 

"Managing Change in Public Institutes"

Chaired by Maureen Pirog, Rudy Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

 

Russian Government and NGO Interaction

Lev Jakobson, professor, 1st Vice-rector, NRU HSE, Moscow, RF

Presentation

 

The Evolution of Performance Management Systems at the Federal Level

Kenneth Apfel, professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, USA

Presentation

 

System Mapping as a Tool of Organizational Learning and Change

Karen Baehler, Scholar in Residence, School of Public Affairs, American University, USA

Presentation

 

14:45-16:15

Panel Discussions (part 1)

Sections 1A, 1E, 3A, 4A, 6A, 11A

(papers listed below)

 

16:30-18:00

Panel Discussions (part 2)

Sections 1B, 2A, 5A, 8A, 9A, 10A, 11B

(papers listed below)

 

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

 

10:00-11:15

Plenary Session – part 1

 

"Performance Management"

Chaired by Douglas Besharov, professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland (UMD), APPAM President in 2007-2008, APPAM International Conference Coordinator, Co-editor of  International Policy Exchange Series, Oxford University Press

 

The Role of Policy Analysis Research in U.S. Public Policy

Maureen Pirog, Rudy Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, USA

Presentation

 

Performance Measurement Systems and Impact Evaluation

Jacob Klerman, Principle Associate, Abt Associates, Cambridge Massachusetts, USA

Paper | Presentation

 

The Intersection of Performance Management and Program Evaluation: Searching for the Counterfactual

Douglas Besharov, professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland (UMD), APPAM President in 2007-2008, acting chairman of the APPAM International Activities Committee, Co-editor of International Policy Exchange Series, Oxford University Press

Paper

 

Civil Servants Effectiveness Evaluation: Russian Experience

Alexey Barabashev, professor, Dean, Faculty of Public Administration,  NRU HSE, Moscow, RF

Presentation

 

11:45-13:15

Plenary Session – part 2

 

"Management Approaches"

Chaired by Andrey Klimenko, professor, Vice-Rector, Director, Institute of Public Administration, NRU HSE

 

If You Want to Be A Good X Manager --Be a Good Manager, Period

Steve Kelman, Harvard University, editor, International Public Management Journal, USA

Presentation

 

Development of Public-Private Partnership: What are Challenges and Opportunities Exist Today in Russia?

Alexey Germanovich, Social and Public Program Director of Skolkovo Business School, Moscow, RF

Presentation

 

Boosting Outcomes Through Performance Management And Measurement

Jason Turner, Practical Government Solutions, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Presentation

 

14:15-15:45

Panel Discussions (part 3)

Sections 1C, 2B, 3B, 5B, 9B, 11C

(papers listed below)

 

16:00-17:30

Panel Discussions (part 4)

Sections 1D, 2C, 6B, 7A, 9A, 11D, 12A, 13A

(papers listed below)

 

 

PANELS

 

Panel 1:  Performance Measurement and Management

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1A: June 28, 14:45 – 16:15

Chaired by Dena Ringold (World Bank, Washington DC, USA)

 

Independent Evaluation: Insights from Public Accounting

Jacob Klerman (Principle Associate, Abt Associates, Cambridge Massachusetts, USA)

Paper | Presentation

 

Measuring Empowerment in Democratic Developmental States

Christelle Auriacombe (Head of Department of Public Governance, Johannesburg, South Africa), Fannie Cloete, (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)

Paper

 

Quality Improvement and Performance Measurement in Social Services in Israel

Tamar Zemach-Marom (Myers JDC Brookdale Institute, Jerusalem, Israel)

Paper

 

 

1B: June 28, 16:30 – 18:00

Chaired by Jacob Klerman (Principle Associate, Abt Associates, Cambridge Massachusetts, USA)

 

Making Services Work: Indicators, Assessments, and Benchmarking of the Quality and Governance of Public Service Delivery in the Human Development Sectors

Dena Ringold (World Bank, Washington DC, USA)

Ariel Fiszbein (World Bank, Washington DC, USA)

Halsey Rogers (World Bank, Washington DC, USA)

Paper

 

Does Measuring Performance Lead to Managing for Performance? Examining a Poorly Understood Relationship

Bryna Sanger (New School University, New York, USA)

Paper

 

Methodology and Practical Experience in Elaboration of Aggregated Ratings and Indexes, Measuring Public Management Quality and Efficiency

Vladimir Eliseenko (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

 

 

1C: June 29, 14:15-15:45

Chaired by Hong-Seok Yang (Director of Policy Evaluation, Prime Minister's Office, Seoul, Republic of South Korea)

 

Determinants of Service Improvement in UK Public Services: Evidence from a Meta-Evaluation

James Downe (Cardiff University, UK)

Paper

 

Performance Management Policies of Turkish Health System

Gulbiye Yenimahalleli Yasar (Ankara University, Turkey)

Paper

 

 

1D: June 29, 16:00-17:30

Chaired by Keunbok Kang (Chunngnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of South Korea)

 

CAF model in Russian Public Management: A Better Way to Work

Dmitry Maslov (Ivanovo State Power University, RF)

 

The Performance Management and Evaluation System of Korea

Hong-Seok Yang (Director of Policy Evaluation, Prime Minister's Office, Seoul, Republic of South Korea)

Paper

 

Financial Control in Public Management: Performance Appraisal

Svetlana Utkina, Tatiana Kudryavtseva (Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnical University, RF)

Paper

 

1E: June 28, 14:45-16:15

Chaired by James Downe (Cardiff University, UK)

 

Workforce Development Program Performance over the Business Cycle

Kevin Hollenbeck (W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Portage, USA)

Paper

 

Performance Measures and Its Pitfalls: What Can We Learn from a Southern California Public Agency?

Henrik Minassians (California State University, Northridge, USA)

Paper

 

The Problem-oriented Approach to Formation of Monitoring of Public Services' Granting

Olga Simagina (Siberian Academy of Public Administration, Novosibirsk, RF)

Paper

 

 

Panel 2:  Transparency and Anti-corruption

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2A: June 28, 16:30-18:00

Chaired by Alexey Germanovich (Skolkovo Business School, Moscow, Russia)

 

The Information Transparency of Public Procurement in Russian Regions: Estimation and Explanations

Svetlana Pivovarova, Anna Balsevich, Elena Podkolzina (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

Paper

 

Corruption in Public Procurement

Nadejda Sirotkina (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

Paper

 

 

2B: June 29, 14:15-15:45

Chaired by Alexander Obolonsky (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

 

Modern Anticorruption Policy in Russia: Achievements and Challenges

Sergey Parkhomenko (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

 

Managing a Town in a Different Way: A Mayor Transforms a Slovak Town

Tomas Jacko (Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia)

Paper

 

Administrative Procedure as a Means of Control over Bureaucrats

Anna Balsevich, Elena Podkolzina (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

Paper

 

 

2C: June 29, 16:00-17:30

Chaired by Bryna Sanger (New School University, New York, USA)

 

Anti-Corruption Reforms in Russia: Setting Goals, Monitoring Performance and Measuring Results

Alexey Konov (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF) 

 

Public Trust, Corruption and Public Policy in Post-Socialist and Non-Socialist Countries (comparative study)

Alexander Obolonsky   (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

Paper

 

The Relationship between Accountability and Customer Satisfaction in Sedibeng District Municipality, South Africa

Loraine Mzini (North-West University, South Africa)

Paper

 

 

Panel 3:  Citizen-driven Models of Public Administration

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3A:  June 28, 14:45 – 16:15

Chaired by Sabina Klimentova (Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg)

 

Evaluation of Major Political Institutions by Residents of the Countries with Economies in Transition: A Comparative Analysis According to WVS

Olga Demidova (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

Paper

 

Government for the People or People for Themselves? Citizens' Changing Perceptions of the Role of Government in Providing Social Services

Christina Standerfer (University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA)

 

Citizen Participation in the Local Public Service Delivery and Quality Improvement

Edita Stumbraite-Vilkisiene (Mykolas Romeris University, Klaipeda, Lithuania)

Paper

 

 

3B: June 29, 14:15 – 15:45

Chaired by Edita Stumbraite-Vilkisiene (Mykolas Romeris University, Klaipeda, Lithuania)

 

Open Government Initiatives: Realizing Principles of Citizen Participation

Angela Evans (University of Texas, Austin, USA)

Paper

 

Towards an Improvement of Luxemburg Public Administration of Quality: The Implementation of Citizen Chair

Sabina Klimentova (Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg)

Paper

 

Legislating Citizen's Charters to Promote Citizen-Centric Public Services

Magdalena Mendoza, Imelda Caluen Cruz (Development Academy of the Philippines, Pasig City, Philippines)

Paper

 

Citizen Participation in New Governance Strategies. A Delphi Study

Vicente Pina, Lourdes Torres (University of Zaragoza, Spain)

Paper

 

 

Panel 4:  Good Governance

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4A: June 29, 14:15-15:45

Chaired by Joaquin Herranz, Jr. (University of Washington, USA)

 

The Challenge of Public Management in a Complex World

Sandra Archibald, Joaquin Herranz (University of Washington, USA)

 

Reservoir Resettlement Policy: Shift from Supply Policy to Demand Policy

Jia Liang Xu (School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)

Paper

 

Public Administration and Sustainable Democracy: A South Asian Perspective

Amna Imam (visiting professor, SUNY, Brockport, USA)

Paper

 

The Bureaucracy under the Inclusive Government in Zimbabwe

Ricky Mukonza (Tshwane University of Technology, Zimbabwe)

Paper

 

 

Panel 5:  Models of Collaboration and Coordination

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5A: June 28, 16:30-18:00

Chaired by Kenneth Apfel (University of Maryland, USA)

 

Polipreneurship and Community Exclusions in the Niger Delta: Re-Inviting Public Service Delivery through Polycentric Planning and Poverty Reduction Strategy (PPPRS)

Samson Akinola (Covenant University, Nigeria)

Paper

 

Playing With Fire: Forest Governance and Russian Public Service Reform

Barbara Lehmbruch (International Institute of Social Studies, Tuebingen, Germany)

 

Life Transitions from Military to Civilians: Public Policy Implications

Alexander Libin (Georgetown University, USA)

Paper

 

From Quality Improvement to Better Meta Governance: The Case of Public Loans for Housing in Mexico

Ernesto Velasco Sanchez (Civicus consultores, Pedregal de Santo Domingo, Mexico)

Paper

 

 

5B:  June 29, 14:15-15:45

Chaired by Robert Wilson (University of Texas, Austin, USA)

 

 A Business Model of Collaborative Value Production for Public Administration: Means, Motivations, and Factors

Michael Sachs (Danube University, Krems, Austria)

Paper

 

Collaboration across International Agencies in Preparation for Disaster Medical Response: Ukraine and California Partnership Program (1999-2009)

Svetlana Sinelnik (Ministry of Health, Kyev, Ukraine)

Paper

 

Intergovernmental Collaboration in Metropolitan Areas: The Case of the Federalist Americas

Robert Wilson (University of Texas, Austin, USA)

Paper

 

 

Panel 6:  Program Evaluation

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6A:  June 28, 14:45-16:15

Chaired by Swati Desai (Columbia University, New York, USA)

 

Why Adopting Seemingly Ineffective Policies: the Case of Maternity Subsidy Programs in South Korea

Heungsuk Choi, HoWon Suk (Korea University, Seoul, Republic of South Korea)

Paper

 

Lessons Learned from a Decade of Crafting and Evaluating "Welfare-to-Work" Performance-based Contracts in New York City

Swati Desai (Columbia University, New York, USA)

Paper

 

 

6B: June 29, 16:00-17:30

Chaired by Ladislav Kabat (The Pan European University, Nitra, Slovakia)

 

When is a Program Ready for Rigorous Impact Evaluation?

Diana Epstein (Center for American Progress in Washington DC, USA), Jacob Klerman (Principle Associate, Abt Associates, Cambridge Massachusetts, USA)

Paper | Presentation

 

Income and Living Conditions of the Slovakia's Households under the Macroeconomic Frame

Ladislav Kabat (The Pan European University, Nitra, Slovakia)

Paper

 

 

Panel 7:  E-Government

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7A: June 29, 16:00-17:30

Chaired by Evgeny Styrin (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

 

 How to Stimulate E-services at Regional and Municipal Levels of Public Administration: The Approach of Russian Federation

 Konstantin Golovshinsky (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

 

E-innovations in the Public Sector

Liliana Proskuryakova (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

Paper

 

IT Collaboration among Governments to Improve Public Services

Changsoo Song (University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA)

Paper

 

E-government Development in Russia: Future Perspectives and Trends

Evgeny Styrin, Andrey Zhulin (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

Paper

 

 

Panel 8:  Administrative Reform and Modernization in Context of Globalization

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8A: June 28, 16:30-18:00

Chaired by Andrey Klimenko (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

 

The Path to the Budget Reform in Austria. Traces of Discourses of the Federal Budget Law and Its Amendments

Johann Seiwald (Ministry of Finance, Vienna, Austria), Tobias Polzer, Markus Höllerer  (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria)

 

Building capacity in Public Financial Management in a Post-conflict Country: A Practice from the Ministry of Finance and the Institute of Finance of Lebanon

Ibrahim ElGhandour (The Basil Fuleihan Institute for Economy and Finance, Lebanon)

Paper

 

State Regulation of Innovation Activity in Novosibirskaya oblast

Tatiana Gourounian (Siberian Academy for Public Administration, Novosibirsk, RF)

Paper

 

 

Panel 9:  Public-private Partnerships

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9A: June 28, 16:30-18:00

Chaired by Juraj Nemec (Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic)

 

Public or Private Management for Local Public Services? An Analysis of the Italian Various Management Methods in the Light of the European Law

Francesca Mattassoglio, Fabrizio Fracohia (Bicocca University, Milan, Italy)

Paper

 

Efficiency of Contracting Out Local Public Services

Beata Mikusova Merickova (Matej Bel University, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia); Juraj Nemec (Masaryk University Brno, Czech Republic); Zuzana Vozarov (Matej Bel University Banska Bystrica, Slovakia)

Paper

 

Private Ambulance Service Delivery and Efficiency in California

Daniel Smiley (State of California Emergency Medical Services, Carmichael, USA)

Paper

 

 

9B: June 29, 14:15-15:45

Chaired by Maureen Pirog (Indiana University, Bloomington, USA)

 

The Design and Implementation of Public Private Partnerships in the UK's Social Sector

Tahir Nisar (University of Southampton, London, UK)

Paper

 

Public Services, Social Benefits and Public-private Partnership (PPP): An Example of Management of the Sector of Solid Waste

Elena Shadrina (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

Paper

 

PPP in Suburban Railway Transport in Russia

Andrei Dementiev (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

 

 

Panel 10:  Leadership

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10A: June 28, 16:30-18:00

Chaired by Karen Baehler (American University, Washington DC, USA)

 

Social Identity Approach in Understanding of Organization and Leadership

Natalia Ivanova (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

Paper

 

American Disaster Response: An Instructive Experience for All

William Lester (Jacksonville State University, USA)

Paper

 

Receding Role of Public Bureaucracy and the Growth of Illiberalism

Sucheta Pyakuryal (The University of Akron, USA)

 

 

Panel 11:  Networks, Privatization, NGO's, and Contracting

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11A: June 28, 14:45-16:15

Chaired by Jason Turner (Practical Government Solutions, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)

 

Government and Nonprofit Cooperation in Russia: Serving Older Adults

Gulnara Minnigaleeva (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

Paper

 

Illegal Immigration: Minors Shelter Care Program

Ramona Ortega-Liston (The University of Akron, USA)

Paper

 

 

11B: June 28, 16:30-18:00

Chaired by Hellmut Wollmann (Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany)

 

The Provision of Public Services in European Countries – Between State, Local Government and Market – The Provision of Energy as a Case in Point

Hellmut Wollmann (Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany)

Paper

 

Drivers and Citizens: The Impact of Social Capital on Traffic Conditions in Russian Cities

Leonid Polishchuk, Darja Zubareva (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

Paper

 

A Comparative Perspective on Informal Governance in Germany and Russia

Bohne Eberhard, Katerina Potapova (University of Administrative Sciences, Speyer, Germany)

Paper

 

HR Selection Distortions: A Theoretical Framework for the Fiji Public Service

Sunia Vosikata, Denise Faifua (University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia)

Paper

 

 

11C: June 29, 14:15-15:45

Chaired by Markus Höllerer (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria)

 

Does Social Capital Have Economic Payoff in Russia?

Rinat Menyashev, Leonid Polichshuk (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

Paper

 

The Implication of the Market Reforms in China and Russia

Alexander Kulikov (Syracuse University, USA), Elena Kulikov (California State University Dominguez Hills, Redondo Beach, USA)

Paper

 

Tragedy of Russian Socialistic Forestry under Corruption

Matti Palo (Independent Scientist, Finland)

Paper

 

 

11D: June 29, 16:00-17:30

Chaired by Kevin Hollenbeck (W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Portage, USA)

 

Government – Nonprofit Partnerships: For Better or Worse?

Sunday Odezah (University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands)

Paper

 

Changing Society: A Comparison of Social Policy and Social Entrepreneurship

Gordon Shockley (Arizona State University, Tempe, USA)

 

Making Things Look Good vs. Making Good Things Happen: How NGOs Create Positive Relations to Facilitate Their Work

Christina Standerfer (University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA)

Paper

 

 

Panel 12:  Understanding Contemporary Public Administration

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12A: June 29, 16:00-17:30

Chaired by Alexey Barabashev (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

 

Competences and Training Needs for a New Public Management in the Italian Communes

Mario Bolzan (University of Padua, Italy)

Paper

 

The Role of the Personnel in the Implementation of New Public Management in the Context of the Austrian Administration Research

Karol Desci (Institute of Public Policy, Bratislava, Slovakia)

 

The New Public Management Theory and the Reform of European Health Care Systems

Daniel Simonet (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)

Paper

 

 

Panel 13:  New Approaches to Improving Public Service Delivery

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13A: June 29, 16:00-17:30

Chaired by Ariel Fiszbain (World Bank, Washington DC, USA)

 

Matching Reforms to Realities: Institutional Contexts and Service Delivery Reforms

Ariel Fiszbein (World Bank, Washington DC, USA)

Paper

 

Remuneration Reforms in Public Sector: A Case of Russian Healthcare

Marina Kolosnitsyna (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

Paper

 

Advancing Public Services When There are Numerous Priorities and Limited Resources

Kathy Pelleran (Western Michigan University, Lansing, USA)

Paper

 

Improving Public Services for Older Adults in Russia

Irina Khizhnyakova, Gulnara Minnigaleeva (NRU HSE, Moscow, RF)

Paper

 

 

Authors Unable to Present at the Conference

Problems of Russian public procurement reform

Tatyana Novikova, Tatiana Kudryavtseva (St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University, RF)

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