| What determines ethical behavior in public organizations: Is it rules or leadership? J Downe, R Cowell, K Morgan Public Administration Review 76 (6), 898-909, 2016 | 278 | 2016 |
| The shining lights? Public service awards as an approach to service improvement J Hartley, J Downe Public administration 85 (2), 329-353, 2007 | 100 | 2007 |
| Joined up policy in practice? The coherence and impacts of the local government modernisation agenda J Downe, S Martin Local Government Studies 32 (4), 465-488, 2006 | 96 | 2006 |
| Regulation inside government: processes and impacts of inspection of local public services J Downe, S Martin Policy & Politics 35 (2), 215-232, 2007 | 82 | 2007 |
| The three challenges of community leadership H Sullivan, J Downe, T Entwistle, D Sweeting Local Government Studies 32 (4), 489-508, 2006 | 81 | 2006 |
| Supporting effective citizenship in local government: Engaging, educating and empowering local citizens R Andrews, R Cowell, J Downe, S Martin, D Turner Local Government Studies 34 (4), 489-507, 2008 | 80 | 2008 |
| Evaluating the extent of inter-organizational learning and change in local authorities through the English Beacon Council Scheme J Downe, J Hartley, L Rashman Public Management Review 6 (4), 531-554, 2004 | 79 | 2004 |
| Does knowledge brokering facilitate evidence-based policy? A review of existing knowledge and an agenda for future research E MacKillop, S Quarmby, J Downe Policy & Politics 48 (2), 335-353, 2020 | 75 | 2020 |
| Knowledge creation and transfer in the beacon scheme: Improving services through sharing good practice L Rashman, J Downe, J Hartley Public Service Improvement, 152-170, 2013 | 69 | 2013 |
| Meta-evaluation of the Local Government Modernisation Agenda: Progress report on service improvement in local government SJ Martin, AG Bovaird Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, 2005 | 65 | 2005 |
| Theories of public service improvement: A comparative analysis of local performance assessment frameworks J Downe, C Grace, S Martin, S Nutley Public Management Review 12 (5), 663-678, 2010 | 64 | 2010 |
| Innovation in public engagement and co-production of services T Bovaird, JD Downe Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, 2008 | 63 | 2008 |
| Public sector reform in France: views and experiences from senior executives P Bezes, G Jeannot | 60 | 2013 |
| Local political leadership in England and Wales S Leach, J Hartley, V Lowndes, D Wilson, J Downe Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2005 | 57 | 2005 |
| Validity, utilization and evidence-based policy: The development and impact of performance improvement regimes in local public services S Martin, J Downe, C Grace, S Nutley Evaluation 16 (1), 31-42, 2010 | 52 | 2010 |
| Defining, achieving, and evaluating collaborative outcomes: a theory of change approach V Guarneros-Meza, J Downe, S Martin Public Management Review 20 (10), 1562-1580, 2018 | 50 | 2018 |
| External inspection of local government: Driving improvement or drowning in detail? SJ Martin, H Davis, JD Downe The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2001 | 47 | 2001 |
| Managing politics? Ethics regulation and conflicting conceptions of “good conduct” R Cowell, J Downe, K Morgan Public Administration Review 74 (1), 29-38, 2014 | 46 | 2014 |
| Policy transfer and convergence within the UK: the case of local government performance improvement regimes S Nutley, J Downe, S Martin, C Grace Policy & Politics 40 (2), 193-209, 2012 | 46 | 2012 |
| The ethical framework for local government in England: Is it having any effect and why? R Cowell, J Downe, K Morgan Public Management Review 13 (3), 433-457, 2011 | 41 | 2011 |
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