Colleges & Universities in New England

Inside Perspectives: An Analysis of EPA Region 1's College and Department of Public Works Self-Audit Initiatives

(conducted by Amy Dain and Adam Shapiro Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University)

The Kennedy School of Government investigated how the targeted use of the Self-Audit Policy by Colleges and Universities and Municipal Departments of Public Works (DPWs) was perceived by the sector participants. Specifically, they asked the following three questions:

1. What motivated managers to participate (or not) in the self-audit?
2. In what ways did the strategy give managers leverage to overcome barriers to compliance?
3. What do managers believe the strategy accomplished?

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Prepared by Adam Shapiro and Amy Dain
Candidates for Master in Public Policy
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University

Inside Perspectives: An Analysis of EPA Region 1's College and Department of Public Works Self-Audit Initiatives (PDF) (55 pp., 595 KB, about PDF)