TY - BOOK TI - How organisations measure success: the use of performance indicators in government SN - 0203208668 AV - JN318 .C37 1992eb PY - 1992///. CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Administrative agencies KW - Great Britain KW - Evaluation KW - Case studies KW - Executive departments KW - Government productivity KW - Industrial productivity KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [184]-191) and indexes.; 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 jus tice 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 N2 - 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. UR - https://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DCARead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=041511912X:srcdbname=worldcat:fromExternal=true&sessionid=0 UR - https://firstsearch.oclc.org/WebZ/DCARead?standardNoType=1&standardNo=041511912X:srcdbname=worldcat:fromExternal=true&sessionid=0 UR - https://site.ebrary.com/id/10057658 UR - https://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=179810 ER -