The Search for Better Government Peformance: Understanding the impact of management quality and resources on transportation infrastructure outcomes in the American states

Alexander C. Heckman

Public Management Review, 2015, vol. 17, issue 2, 187-208

Abstract: The relationship between management quality, resources and transportation infrastructure condition outcomes is explored in a comparative analysis of American states. The analysis indicates that good management and real resources have a positive impact on transportation infrastructure condition outcomes. The study illustrates the importance of using measures of real versus financial resources when modelling the impact of resources on government performance. The author also discusses the need to use concrete and general measures of management quality and mixed methods in research seeking to assess the relationship between management quality and government performance. The study should be of particular interest to practitioners, policymakers, and public administration scholars seeking practical insights on how to improve research and practice related to public management and government performance.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2013.792382

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