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1 online resource (202 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-191)-and indexes. |
Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Revolution or resurrection? The history of a concept; Models, measures, and muddles: organisational and conceptual dimensions of performance indicators; The criminal justice system: police, courts, and prisons; The welfare system: Social Security and the National Health Service; The private sector: banks, building societies, and retail stores; Managing monopolies: railways, water, and airports; Performance indicators in the 1990s: tools for managing political and administrative change; References; Name index. |
Summary |
Reports on two years of field research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. Examines performance indicators across a variety of government departments and public agencies as well as private businesses. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Administrative agencies -- Great Britain -- Evaluation -- Case studies.
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Administrative agencies. |
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Great Britain. |
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Evaluation. |
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Case studies.
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Executive departments -- Great Britain -- Evaluation -- Case studies.
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Executive departments. |
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Government productivity -- Great Britain -- Case studies.
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Government productivity. |
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Industrial productivity -- Great Britain -- Case studies.
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Industrial productivity. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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Added Author |
Klein, Rudolf, 1930-
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Day, Patricia, 1940-
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Added Title |
How organizations measure success |
Other Form: |
Print version: Carter, Neil, 1958- How organisations measure success. London ; New York : Routledge, 1992 (DLC) 91009120 |
ISBN |
9780203208663 |
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0203208668 |
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9780415041959 |
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0415041953 |
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9780415119122 (paperback) |
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041511912X (paperback) |
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9781134813650 (electronic book) |
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1134813651 (electronic book) |
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0203208668 |
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0415041953 (hardback) |
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