A casebook of alternative governance structures and organizational forms

PREFACE -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ACRONYMS -- OVERVIEW -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL VERSUS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES -- CAVEATS -- ALTERNATIVE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES AND ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS -- Performance-Based Organizations (PBOs) -- Government Franchises -- Cooperative Partnerships -- Federal Government Corporations (FGCs) -- Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCOs) -- Private Management -- Public/Private Partnerships or Joint Ventures -- Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) -- Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) -- Competitive Sourcing -- Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) -- Asset Sales -- HIGHLIGHTING DIFFERENCES AMONG ALTERNATIVES -- PERFORMANCE-BASED ORGANIZATION -- CASE STUDY: OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Background -- Provisions of Legislation -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Reported Results -- GOVERNMENT FRANCHISE -- CASE STUDY: NATIONAL FINANCE CENTER Participants -- Background -- Contract Provisions -- Results -- CASE STUDY: FRANCHISE BUSINESS ACTIVITY-WEST/ COOPERATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT UNIT Participants -- Background -- Contract Provisions -- Results -- COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP -- CASE STUDY: U.S. GENERAL STORE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA Participants -- Description and Provisions of Agreement -- CASE STUDY: HOUSTON U.S. GENERAL STORE FOR SMALL BUSINESS Participants -- Description and Agreement Provisions -- Facilitating Factors -- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION -- CASE STUDY: U.S. ENRICHMENT CORPORATION Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Present Status -- CASE STUDY: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, AN INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE U. S. GOVERNMENT Background -- Major Facilitating Factors -- Major Constraining Factors -- Present Status -- GOVERNMENT-OWNED CONTRACTOR-OPERATED.