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Behn, Robert Dietrich was born on September 5, 1941 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Victor Dietrich and Nona (Heffley) Behn.
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Innovation in American Government: Challenges, Opportunities, and Dilemmas
( Innovation does happen—even in government! Despite all ...)
Innovation does happen—even in government! Despite all the news about government scandals and failures, public officials are innovative. This book analyzes numerous examples of ingenious problem solving—in education in California, in the Department of Juvenile Justice in New York City, in government operations in Minnesota, in human service programs across the country. All organizations, both public and private, need innovation, but making innovation work in government is a greater challenge than doing so in business. This book identifies a number of dilemmas that complicate the process of innovating in American government. For example, there is the "trust dilemma": Innovation may be necessary to establish public faith in the ability of government agencies to perform, but before the public grants agencies a license to be truly innovative, it needs to be convinced that these same agencies have the ability to perform. The contributors to this book analyze a number of issues raised by the task of innovation, including: Who is responsible for innovating? How can innovative individuals and teams be held accountable? What kinds of organizational arrangements beget the most innovation? How can innovation be fostered in agencies devoted to routinization? How should innovative ideas be disseminated? And what exactly is an "innovation" anyway? The contributors gathered data for this book from winners and finalists in the Ford Foundation's Innovations Awards program, as well as from other innovators and innovations. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Babak J. Armajani, Michael Barzelay, W. Lance Bennett, Paul Berman, Richard F. Elmore, Robert M. Entman, Lee S. Friedman, Thomas N. Gilmore, Olivia Golden, James Krantz, Laurence E. Lynn Jr., Mark H. Moore, Beryl Nelson, Ellen Schall, Malcolm Sparrow, William Spelman, Deborah A. Stone, and Marc D. Zegans.
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Robert Dietrich Behn
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Bachelor of Science in Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1963; Master of Science, Harvard University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Decision and Control, Harvard University, 1969.
Career
Research director, The Ripon Society, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968-1969; executive director, The Ripon Society, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970-1972; assistant to governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, 1969-1970; lecturer, Harvard Business School, 1972-1973; associate professor Terry Sanford Institute Public Policy, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1973-1988; professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1988; director Institute Policy Sciences and Public Affairs, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1982-1985; director, Governor's Center, since 1984; scholar-in-residence, Center for Excellence in Government, Washington, 1985-1986; adjunct scholar, Center for Excellence in Government, Washington, 1986-1994. Consultant Research and Development Corporation, Santa Monica, 1966, Urban Academy, New York City, 1978-1979, Ford Foundation, New York City, 1977. Visiting professor Kennedy School Government Harvard University, 1993.
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Innovation in American Government: Challenges, Opportunities, and Dilemmas
( Innovation does happen—even in government! Despite all ...)
- Quick Analysis for Busy Decision Makers by Robert D. Behn (1982-09-03)
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Innovation in American Government: Challenges, Opportunities, and Dilemmas
Membership
Chairman Governor's Task Force Intercity Transportation, Boston, 1970-1971. Alternate del.Republican National Convention, 1972. Member Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1973.
National governing board Ripon Society, 1966-1979. Member Massachusetts advising committee United States Civil Rights Commission, 1971-1973, Committee to Study Need for Inpatient Services for Children with Chronic Physical Disabilities, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1978. Campaign advisor Hatch for Governor Committee, Boston, 1977-1978.
Board directors Public Svc. Curriculum Exchange, since 1992. Member Indiana Study Commision on Reorganization of North Carolina Department Human Resources, 1996-1997.
Fellow National Academy Public Adminstrn (program committee chair 1997). Member Association Public Policy Analysis and Management (treasurer 1983-1989, vice president 1987-1988, Research.conf. program committee chair 1983, 94), American Society Public Administration, Public Policy and Management Program for Case/Course Development (chairman quantitative methods panel 1982-1983).
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Married Judith Howe, May 4, 1968. 1 son, Mark Dietrich.
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