Gleeson, R. (2010 forthcoming) “The third mission and the history of reform in U.S. higher education.”
Gleeson, R (2009) Globalization in Illinois: Growing Exports Were Creating New Opportunities for Illinois Workers Before the Economic Crisis, available at www.stateofworkingillinois.niu.edu
Gleeson, R. ((2008, 2006, 2005, and 2004) with Kleppner, P. et. al. The State of Working Illinois, reports available at www.stateofworkingillinois.niu.edu
Gleeson, R. (2007) The State of Working DuPage, available at www.dupageworkforceboard.com
Gleeson, R. (2007) with Zar, C. and Smith, P. A Strategie Plan for DuPage County Government, available at www.dupageco.org
Gleeson, R. (2007) How Truancy is Cheating Our Future, United Way of Rock River Valley.
Gleeson, R. (2006) with Banovetz, J. Managing Metropolitan Growth in Chicago: Options for Strengthening Local Control, Northern Illinois University, Center for Governmental Studies.
Gleeson, R. (2005) with Paytas, J. Pittsburgh: Economic Restructuring and Regional Development Patterns, 1880-2000 in Pack (ed.) Sunbelt, Frostbelt: Public Policies and Market Forces in Metropolitan Development, Brookings Institution Press.
Gleeson, R. (2003) with Banovetz, J. Growth Management in the Western Suburbs: Planning for the Prairie Parkway, Northern Illinois University, Center for Governmental Studies
Gleeson, R. (2001) A Strategic Plan for Exploiting Robotics: Final Report for the Pittsburgh Robotics Initiative.
Gleeson, R. (1998) Assessing Opportunities to Create Jobs in Distressed Communities in Southwestern Pennsylvania, prepared for the Howard Heinz Endowment.
Gleeson, R. (1997) Market Assessment for Proposed Green Business Loan Fund, Community Loan Fund of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Gleeson, R. (1995) with Schlossman, S., Gerge Leland Bach and the Rebirth of Graduate Management Education in the United States, 1945-1975, Selections, Graduate Management Admission Council.
Gleeson, R. (1994) with Florida, R. and Smith D., Benchmarking Economic Development: Regional Strategy in Silicon Valley, Austin, Seattle, Oregon and Cleveland, Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz School Working Paper Series, 1994-33.
Gleeson, R. (1993) with Florida, R. and Mehrabian, R. Toward a Shared Economic Vision for Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania, Allegheny Conference for Community Development and Carnegie Mellon University.
Gleeson, R. (1993) with Schlossman, S. Uncertain Ventures: The Origins of Graduate Management Education at Harvard and Stanford, 1908-1939, Selections, Graduate Management Admission Council.