ABSTRACT

Despite mounting worldwide use of Pay-for-Success (PFS) projects to deliver social services, available research consists largely of commentary with scant details on the actual implementation of these projects. This study offers an exploratory analysis of PFS projects in the U.S. from an implementation science perspective to elucidate the challenges to its success. Using inductive and deductive strategies to analyze data obtained from semi-structured interviews with government officials, the study examines factors associated with successful PFS project implementation and concludes that strong organizational commitment and a significant investment of personnel time and energy are required. Recommendations are made for governments interested in such projects to invest in organizational capacity building and PFS training to ensure smooth project implementation.

摘要

尽管世界范围内越来越多地使用按成功付费 (PFS) 项目来提供社会服务，但可用的研究主要包括对这些项目实际实施的评论，但细节很少。本研究从实施科学的角度对美国的 PFS 项目进行了探索性分析，以阐明其成功面临的挑战。使用归纳和演绎策略分析从与政府官员的半结构化访谈中获得的数据，该研究检查了与成功实施 PFS 项目相关的因素，并得出结论认为需要强有力的组织承诺和大量的人员时间和精力投入。