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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143831303321

Autore

Niven Paul R

Titolo

Balanced scorecard step-by-step for government and nonprofit agencies [[electronic resource] /] / Paul R. Niven

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2008

ISBN

1-119-19728-7

1-281-38172-1

9786611381721

0-470-32798-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Disciplina

352.3/57

Soggetti

Total quality management in government

Administrative agencies - Management - Evaluation

Nonprofit organizations - Management - Evaluation

Benchmarking (Management)

Performance standards

Organizational effectiveness - Measurement

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to the balanced scorecard -- Adapting the balanced scorecard to fit the public and nonprofit sectors -- Before you begin -- Training and communication planning for balanced scorecard success -- Mission, values, and vision -- Strategy : the core of every balanced scorecard -- Strategy maps -- Performance measures, targets, and initiatives -- Creating alignment by cascading the balanced scorecard -- Linking resource allocation to the balanced scorecard -- Reporting results -- The City of Charlotte : a balanced scorecard success story -- Sustaining balanced scorecard success.

Sommario/riassunto

""The Balanced Scorecard has risen to the performance measurement challenge of the private sector and is equally well-equipped to facilitate a rapid and dramatic transition of twenty-first-century nonprofit and public organizations."" -from Chapter Two   The emphasis today on



demonstrated organizational performance is not limited to private-sector corporations. Public and nonprofit agencies are also finding that, as financial resources decrease and demand for results increases, they too must institute performance goals along with programs and processes that consistently progress toward those