Marsden, G, Kelly, CE and Nellthorp, J (2008) The likely impacts of target setting and performance rewards in local transport. In: Universities' Transport Study Group, Archives. 40th Universities’ Transport Study Group Conference, 03-05 Jan 2008, Leeds. Universities' Transport Study Group
Abstract
All local transport authorities in England have, since 2000, been obliged to submit five year plans for local transport. The plans set out the overall strategy, key policies that will be implemented and how the strategy will be resourced. The central government now adjusts the funding allocations up or down by up to 25% based on the quality of the plans and, on an on-going basis, achievement against the targets proposed in these plans. This paper presents a theoretical and practical assessment of the impacts of these incentives on local authority performance. The research has employed a mixed methods approach with interviews, questionnaires, the development of a game theoretic representation of the process and a laboratory experiment. The findings have been discussed with practitioners. The research suggests that the presence of performance rewards, in a scheme where authorities believe they have a reasonable chance of being rewarded, leads to authorities setting more ambitious targets. Whilst it is not certain that these targets will be met it appears that the absolute outcomes achieved are likely to be better than they otherwise would have been. Generic conclusions are drawn about the conditions under which target-based performance reward schemes will work best.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2014, Universities' Transport Study Group. Reproduced with permission from the publisher. |
Keywords: | impacts; local transport; target setting; performance rewards; funding; game theory; incentives |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Academic Unit of Health Economics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2014 10:58 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2022 13:27 |
Published Version: | http://www.utsg.net/web/index.php?page=archives |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Universities' Transport Study Group |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:79013 |