CPE Session 32: Sunday, August 3, 1:00 –
4:00 PM
Contemporary Issues Relating to Performance,
Performance Reporting, and Performance Measurement
in Government and Nonprofit Research
Description/Objectives:
The focus of this workshop will be on research
issues concerning measuring, reporting, and
analyzing performance in the Government and
Nonprofit sector. Presenters will provide an
overview of the state of current research in
areas pertaining to state, local, and federal
government entities, health care, and other
not-for-profit entities. In addition, presenters
will discuss their own current research projects
and findings in these areas and provide frameworks
for future research. Topics to be covered include
a description of current practices of performance
measures in governmental entities, and developments
by standard-setting bodies and other organizations
(GFOA, ICMA, Urban Institute, GAO, etc). In
addition, presenters will discuss issues concerning
the quality and transparency of financial reporting
about performance, and discuss findings about
current budgeting, analytical, and financial
systems in state departments to determine if
the current state of the art provides information
relevant to measuring performance in various
areas. In the health care sector, an overview
of the accounting and economic research that
uses agency theory to study contracting behavior
will be discussed, and that perspective applied
to assess the benefits/costs of Medicare's hospital
payment systems. Specifically, the implications
of cost reimbursement versus prospective (fixed-fee)
hospital payments, under the assumptions of
both competitive and monopolistic environments
will be analyzed.
Format/Structure:
The workshop will consist of a series of short
presentations followed by discussion and question-and-answer
sessions.
Intended Audience:
Academics, practitioners, and anyone else interested
in government and nonprofit research and teaching.
This workshop would also be of interest to regulators
and policy makers/implementers in the government
and nonprofit sectors, and stakeholders with
an interest in performance measurement and reporting
related issues in this sector.
Presenters:
Rita H. Cheng, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Dana A. Forgione, Florida International University
Sarah E. Nutter, George Mason University
Ken Smith, Pepperdine University
Krishnamurthy Surysekar, Florida International
University
Sponsor:
Government and Nonprofit Section |
