Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.
Faculty Publications
Bohnet, Iris. "Benefitting from Reciprocity in Negotiation." La Tribune.fr. June 17, 2009.
Branscomb, Lewis M. "A Focused Approach to Society's Grand Challenges." Issues in Science and Technology 25.4 (Summer 2009): 61-66.
Bilmes, Linda J. "Investing in the People Who Make Government Work." Federal Manager. Summer 2009.
Pittinsky, Todd L. "Allophilia: Moving Beyond Tolerance in the Classroom." Childhood Education 85.4 (Summer 2009): 212-215.
Behn, Robert. "That's Funny." Bob Behn's Public Management Report. June 2009.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "Prudent Privatization." Government Finance Review 25.3 (June 2009): 95-96.
Sparrow, Malcolm K. "Criminal Prosecution as a Deterrent to Health Care Fraud." Testimony to the Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, U.S. Senate, May 20, 2009.
Pritchett, Lant. "Is India a Flailing State?: Detours on the Four Lane Highway to Modernization." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-013, May 2009.
Andrews, Matthew. "Isomorphism and the Limits to African Public Financial Management Reform." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP09-012, May 2009.
Gergen, David. "How Business Can Stand Tall Again." Fortune. May 4, 2009.
Heifetz, Ronald A., Marty Linsky, and Alexander Grashow. The Practice of Adaptive Leadership: Tools and Tactics for Changing Your Organization and the World. Harvard Business Press, 2009.
Greig, Fiona, and Iris Bohnet. "Exploring Gendered Behavior in the Field with Experiments: Why Public Goods are Provided by Women in a Nairobi Slum." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 70.1-2 (May 2009): 1-9.
Holdren, John P. "Science in the White House." Science 324.5927 (May 2009): 567.
Behn, Robert. "Recognizing Novelty." Bob Behn's Public Management Report. May 2009.
Bilmes, Linda. "Help Wanted in Public Service." Boston Globe, April 15, 2009.
Avery, Christopher, and Richard Zeckhauser. "The "CAPS" Prediction System and Stock Market Returns." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Papers Series RWP09-011, April 2009.
Goldsmith, Stephen. Foreword. The Innovator's Playbook. Ed. William Eggers and Shalabh Singh. The Ash Institute and Deloitte Research, 2009.
Kelman, Steven, and Jeff Myers. "Successfully Executing Ambitious Strategies in Government: An Empirical Analysis." ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Faculty Research Working Papers RWP09-009, April 2009.
Choi, James J, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian. Reducing the Complexity Costs of 401(k) Participation Through Quick Enrollment. Developments in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report Series, University of Chicago Press, 2009, 57-82.
Behn, Robert. "Sometimes Weird Works." Bob Behn's Public Management Report. April 2009.
Ganz, Marshall. Why David Sometimes Wins: Leadership, Organization, and Strategy in the California Farm Worker Movement. Oxford University Press, 2009.
Fagan, Mark and Shenghua Zhao. "SME financing in China: the current situation, problems and possible solutions." International journal of entrepreneurship and small business 8.2 (April 2009): 171-185.
Bilmes, Linda J., and W. Scott Gould. The People Factor: Strengthening America By Investing in Public Service. Brookings Institution Press, 2009.
Thompson, Dennis F. "Obama's Ethics Agenda: The Challenge of Coordinated Change." Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics 7.1 (March 2009).
Behn, Robert. "The Data Don't Speak for Themselves." Bob Behn's Public Management Report. March 2009.
Ganz, Marshall. "Why Stories Matter." Sojourners Magazine. March 2009.
Pittinsky, Todd L., and R. Matthew Montoya. "Is Valuing Equality Enough? Equality Values, Allophilia, and Social Policy Support for Multiracial Individuals." Journal of Social Issues 65.1 (March 2009): 151-163.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "Briefing on Innovation and Service Delivery." Cabinet Secretary of the United Kingdom, March 2009.
Leonard, Herman B., and Jerry T. Williams. "The Forest Service and Transitional Fires." Managing Crises: Responses to Large-Scale Emergencies. Ed. Arnold Howitt and Herman B. Leonard. CQ Press, 2009, 413-420.
Donahue, John D. The Transformation of Government Work: Causes, Consequences, and Distortions. Government by Contract: Outsourcing and American Democracy. Ed. Jody Freeman and Martha Minow. Harvard University Press, 2009, 41-63.
Behn, Robert. "No Perfect Performance Measure." Bob Behn's Public Management Report. February 2009.
Shue, Kelly, and Erzo F.P. Luttmer. "Who Misvotes? The Effect of Differential Cognition Costs on Election Outcomes." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 1.1 (February 2009): 229-257.
Mechling, Jerry. "What Does Your CIO Really Need to Know?" Government Finance Review 25.1 (February 2009): 79-80.
Howitt, Arnold, and Herman B. Leonard., eds. Managing Crises: Responses to Large-Scale Emergencies. CQ Press, 2009.
Howitt, Arnold and Herman B. Leonard. Prepared for the Worst? Dilemmas of Crisis Management. Managing Crises: Responses to Large-Scale Emergencies. Ed. Arnold Howitt and Herman B. Leonard. CQ Press, 2009, 1-12.
Howitt, Arnold, and Herman B. Leonard. High Performance in Emergencies: Two Modes of Operation. Managing Crises: Responses to Large-Scale Emergencies. Ed. Arnold Howitt and Herman B. Leonard. CQ Press, 2009, 611-624.
Goldsmith, Stephen, and Donald Kettl., eds. Unlocking the Power of Networks: Keys to High-Performance Government. Brookings Institution Press, 2009.
Kelman, Steven. "Achieving Contracting Goals and Recognizing Public Law Concerns: A Contracting Management Perspective." Government by Contract : Outsourcing and American Democracy. Ed. Jody Freeman and Martha Minow. Harvard University Press, 2009, 153-191.
Norris, Pippa. "Cultural Convergence and Trust in Outsiders." Paper presented at the Conference on Democracy and Trust, The Hague, January 16-17, 2009.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "Prudent Privatization." Governing.com (Governing Magazine). January 14, 2009.
Goldsmith, Stephen, and Tim Burke. Moving from Core Functions to Core Values: Lessons from State Eligibility Modernizations. Unlocking the Power of Networks: Keys to High-Performance Government. Ed. Donald F. Kettl and Stephen Goldsmith. Brookings Institution Press, 2009, 95-120.
Behn, Robert. "The Split Personality CPO." Bob Behn's Public Management Report. January 2009.
Stiglitz, Joseph E., and Linda J. Bilmes. "The $10 Trillion Hangover." Harper's Magazine. January 2009.
Pittinsky, Todd L. "Look Both Ways." Phi Delta Kappan 90.5 (January 2009): 363-364.
Western, Bruce. "Lone Pursuit: Distrust and Defensive Individualism Among the Black Poor." Review of Distrust and Defensive Individualism Among the Black Poor, by Sandra Susan Smith. Contemporary Sociology, 38.1, January 2009: 71-72.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "Ascension of an Innovator." Governing.com (Governing Magazine). December 17, 2008.
Kelman, Steven. "Biases and Decision-Making." Federal Computer Week. December 15, 2008.
Goldsmith, Stephen. "A Call to Serve the Nation As Volunteers." Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 8, 2008.
Goldsmith, Stephen, and Harris Woffard. "Volunteers for National Service Desperately Needed." Miami Herald, December 3, 2008.
Donahue, John D. "The Unaccustomed Inventiveness of the Labor Department." Innovations in Government: Research, Recognition, and Replication. Ed. Sandford F. Borins. Brookings Institution Press, 2008.