Performance management and “undesirable” organizational behaviour
Standardized testing in Ontario schools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9782805 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Frank Louis Kwaku Ohemeng (0000-0003-0386-486X, University of Ottawa, corresponding author), Frank Ohemeng (School of Political Studies University of Ottawa Ottawa Ontario), Elyse McCall‐Thomas (School of Political Studies University of Ottawa Ottawa Ontario) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 456-477 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/capa.12030 |
| OpenAlex | W1948281676 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 25 |
Performance management ( PM ) is a major administrative mechanism for assessing efficiency and effectiveness, and for exacting accountability from organizations and individuals. Many have argued, however, that using PM in such ways creates perverse incentives and may lead to undesirable behaviours, such as the obstruction of accurate performance measurement in an effort to avoid public mortification. By examining the introduction of standardized testing in the Ontario public school system, this article adds to the debate on whether PM leads to undesirable behaviours and distorts the representation of actual performance by public sector employees. It argues that, while PM in the public sector may be well intentioned, it may generate a system that produces undesired results
Accountability · Business · Economics · Incentive · Microeconomics · Organizational performance · Performance Management · Performance measurement · Political science · Public economics · Public management · Public relations · Public sector · Representation (politics · Standardized test · Accounting · Accounting and Organizational Management · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law · Marketing · Psychology · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0,82 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |