International Handbook of Practice-Based Performance Management
eBook - PDF

International Handbook of Practice-Based Performance Management

  1. 560 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

International Handbook of Practice-Based Performance Management

About this book

"The orientation of this text, the variety of applications examined, and the grouping of chapters around concepts such as the role of citizens, quality measurement, and performance budgeting makes this an ideal book for the classroom as well as for reference."
—PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW

The International Handbook of Practice-Based Performance Management presents the latest scholarship in performance measurement strategies in the field of evaluation. This important resource combines cutting-edge theory and practice of performance management in the United States and abroad. The book includes contributions from internationally known scholars and practitioners who present chapters that introduce the literature on key topics and provide clear guidance on practical skill building.


Key Features:

  • Offers an international perspective: Though most of the chapters deal with performance measurement in the United States, the text represents the most notable examples of performance measurement in Canada, Latin America, Asia, Oceania, and Europe.
  • Integrates theory and practice: The book?s unique structure links literature-based conceptual knowledge with the lessons from practice and specific applied skills.
  • Puts theoretical discussions into context: Case examples and lessons learned connect concepts to the real world while discussion questions allow for further deliberation.


Intended Audience
An excellent addition to any academic library, this resource is ideal for practitioners, academics, and researchers in public administration, non-profit organizations, management, public policy, health care services administration, and health care planning and policy. It can also be used as a text for graduate courses such as Performance Management, Management Reforms, International Performance Management, and Performance Improvement in Public Administration.

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Yes, you can access International Handbook of Practice-Based Performance Management by Patria de Lancer Julnes,Frances Stokes Berry,Maria P. Aristigueta,Kaifeng Yang, Patria de Lancer Julnes, Frances Stokes Berry, Maria P. Aristigueta, Kaifeng Yang in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Social Science Research & Methodology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Prologue
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. PART I: State of the Art
  6. 1 - Emerging Developments in Performance Measurement
  7. 2 - Assessing Performance in Nonprofit Service Agencies
  8. 3 Performance
  9. PART II: Using Performance Information to Improve Program Performance and Accountability
  10. 4 - Can Performance Measurement Support Program Performance Improvement and Accountability?
  11. 5 - Using Performance Measurement and Competition to Make Administrations Accountable
  12. 6 Recognizing Credible Performance Reports
  13. 7 - Advancing Performance Measurement and Management for Accountability
  14. 8 - Analyzing Performance Data
  15. PART III: Informing and Involving Citizens and Other Stakeholders
  16. 9 - Making Performance Measurement Relevant: Informing and Involving Stakeholders in Performance Measurement
  17. 10 - Citizen-Involved Performance Measurement
  18. 11 - Performance Measurement and Educational Accountability
  19. 12 - Experience With Trained Observers in Transition and Developing Countries
  20. 13 - Helping Government Measure Up
  21. PART IV: Performance Budgeting
  22. 14 - Performance Budgeting Internationally
  23. 15 - Performance-Based Budgeting in Latin and South America
  24. 16 - Performance-Based Budgeting in Florida
  25. 17 - Performance Management and Budgeting in Australia and New Zealand
  26. 18 - Performance-Based Budgeting
  27. PART V: Quality and Performance in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
  28. 19 - The Integration of Quality and Performance
  29. 20 - Quality and Performance Management
  30. 21 - Performance Information of High Quality
  31. 22 - Applying the Common Assessment Framework in Europe
  32. PART VI: Pulling it All Together
  33. 23 - Creating and Sustaining a Results-Oriented Performance Management Framework
  34. Index
  35. About the Editors
  36. About the Contributors