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Record Nr.

UNINA9910156246603321

Autore

Miller Barbara A. <1943->

Titolo

Assessing organizational performance in higher education / / Barbara A. Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass : , : Wiley, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-119-30821-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 p.)

Collana

Research Methods for the Social Sciences ; ; v.4

Disciplina

378.101

Soggetti

Universities and colleges - United States - Evaluation

Universities and colleges - United States - Administration

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

Table of Contents; Title; Copyright; TABLES, FIGURES, EXHIBITS, AND WORKSHEETS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; Organization of the Book; Acknowledgments; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; CHAPTER 1: Purpose of Assessment; Assessment User Groups; External Assessment User Groups; Internal Assessment User Groups; Summary; CHAPTER 2: Organizations as Systems; Systems Thinking; Internal System Elements; Summary; CHAPTER 3: Organizations as System; External System Elements; Summary; CHAPTER 4: Assessment Methods and Terminology; Measurement; Evaluation; Data Collection; Dissemination of Assessment Findings; Summary

CHAPTER 5: Defining and Measuring Organizational PerformanceAreas of Organizational Performance; Effectiveness; Productivity; Quality; Customer and Stakeholder Satisfaction; Efficiency; Innovation; Financial Durability; Critical Success Factors; Assessment Users' Preferred Areas of Organizational Performance; Interrelationships in Organizational Performance; Summary; CHAPTER 6: Creating and Maintaining Assessment Programs; Building Assessment Programs; Deploying Assessment Programs; Assessing Assessment Programs; Summary; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX; End User License Agreement