LEADER 02785nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910777966203321 005 20230721021716.0 010 $a1-58901-649-1 010 $a1-4416-1206-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000764367 035 $a(EBL)547763 035 $a(OCoLC)652626215 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000236868 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11218342 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000236868 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10188878 035 $a(PQKB)10517092 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC547763 035 $a(OCoLC)506072945 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3273 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL547763 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10292333 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000764367 100 $a20080122d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe responsible contract manager$b[electronic resource] $eprotecting the public interest in an outsourced world /$fSteven Cohen and William Eimicke 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cGeorgetown University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 225 1 $aPublic management and change series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58901-214-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-232) and index. 327 $aContents; List of Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: The Basics; Part II: When Do You Contract, When Don't You Contract, and How Do You Find the Right Contractor?; Part III: How Do You Manage Contractors?; Part IV: Case Studies in Contracting; Part V: Conclusions; References; Index 330 $aContract management is a critical skill for all contemporary public managers. As more government duties are contracted out, managers must learn to coordinate and measure the performance of private contractors, and to write contract requirements and elicit bids that obtain important services and products at the best possible price and quality. They must also learn to work in teams that include both public and private sector partners.The Responsible Contract Manager delves into the issues of how to ensure that the work done by private sector contractors serves the public interest and argues for 410 0$aPublic management and change. 606 $aPublic contracts$zUnited States$xManagement 606 $aContracting out$zUnited States 615 0$aPublic contracts$xManagement. 615 0$aContracting out 676 $a352.5/3 700 $aCohen$b Steven$f1953-$01522251 701 $aEimicke$b William B$01522252 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777966203321 996 $aThe responsible contract manager$93761849 997 $aUNINA