How organisations measure success : the use of performance indicators in government

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.

Main Author: Carter, Neil, 1958-
Other Authors: Day, Patricia( 1940-), Klein, Rudolf.
Language:English
Published: London ; New York: Routledge, 1992..
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245 1 0 |a How organisations measure success :   |b the use of performance indicators in government   |c Neil Carter, Rudolf Klein, and Patricia Day.. 
260 |a London ;  |a New York:   |b Routledge,   |c 1992.. 
300 |a 1 online resource (202 p.). 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-191) and indexes. 
505 0 |a 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 
520 |a 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. 
650 0 |a Administrative agencies --   |x Evaluation --   |z Great Britain  
650 0 |a Executive departments --   |x Evaluation --   |z Great Britain  
650 0 |a Government productivity --   |z Great Britain  
650 0 |a Industrial productivity --   |z Great Britain  
655 4 |a Electronic books. 
700 1 |a Day, Patricia(  |d 1940-)  
700 1 |a Klein, Rudolf.  
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