Performance Standards and Evaluation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11962141 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pat Barrett (Commonwealth Foundation, corresponding author), Pat Barrett AM |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 96-105 |
| Publication date | 1997-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0313-6647 • E-ISSN: 1467-8500 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8500.1997.tb01269.x |
| OpenAlex | W2063320190 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
The benefits of performance monitoring for public services are identified as greater transparency of objectives and accountability for results. This article considers recent experience in developing standards to evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of public services. In broad terms this is being done through performance information which is a much more encompassing concept than standards or indicators. Such information is an element of an accountability framework that provides greater management autonomy and flexibility and extends to the private sector which is increasingly providing, or involved with the provision of, public services
Accountability · Autonomy · Business · Computer security · Economic growth · Economics · Element (criminal law · Flexibility (engineering · Management · Political science · Private sector · Process management · Public relations · Public sector · Transparency (behavior · Accounting and Organizational Management · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Public Policy and Administration Research · Accounting
The Influence of Performance Measurement on Child Welfare Policy and Practice
Performance Management in Australia's Public Mental Health Service
Accountability via Performance Measurement
Institutionalising a National Approach to Performance Reporting
Performance measurement in child protection
Performance Indicators in Academia
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2013 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |