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Complexity and management : fad or radical challenge to systems thinking? / / Ralph D. Stacey, Douglas Griffin and Patricia Shaw
| Complexity and management : fad or radical challenge to systems thinking? / / Ralph D. Stacey, Douglas Griffin and Patricia Shaw |
| Autore | Stacey Ralph D. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina |
302.35
658.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GriffinDouglas <1946->
ShawPatricia <1953-> |
| Collana | Complexity and emergence in organizations Complexity and management |
| Soggetto topico |
Complex organizations
Complexity (Philosophy) Industrial management Interorganizational relations Organizational change Organizational effectiveness System analysis Organizational effectiveness - Management Management Business & Economics Management Styles & Communication |
| ISBN |
0-203-18468-8
1-280-35461-5 1-134-53897-9 0-203-19015-7 |
| Classificazione | 85.08 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series preface; Introduction: getting things done in organizations; ~Getting things done, anyway~; Ways of thinking; Outline of the book; The age-old question of stability and change; The claims of management complexity writers; Moving toward a knowable future; Human freedom and the scientific method; The importance of Kant's contribution; Conclusion; Moving toward an unknowable future; Chance and adaptation; Alternatives to some of Darwin's views; Darwin and the neo-Darwinian synthesis; Five ways of understanding stability and change; Conclusion
Limits of systems thinking: focusing on knowable futuresDealing with human participation and freedom; Scientific management: ignoring interaction; Systems thinking: splitting choice and interaction; Conclusion; How the complexity sciences deal with the future; Chaos theory: unfolding an enfolded future; Chaos theory as Formative Teleology; Dissipative structure theory: constructing an unknowable future; Conclusion; Complexity and the emergence of novelty; Review of the management complexity writers' claim; Conclusion: the challenge; Differing views on complexity in organizations Complexity and the dynamics of industries: limits to control and the origins of noveltyMarion's analysis of causality in complex systems; Complexity and the dynamics of organizations: sustaining the illusion of control; Conclusion; Complexity and human action; Human action in the dominant management discourse: focusing on the individual; Human action in complexity: retaining the individual focus; Transformation and human action: focusing on relationship and participation; Conclusion; Getting things done in organizations: from systems to complex responsive processes Key elements of our projectThe books in this series; Appendix 1: The origins of Western notions of causality; Appendix 2: Complexity sciences as sources of analogy; Appendix 3: The movement of our thought; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996262842603316 |
Stacey Ralph D.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Complexity and management : fad or radical challenge to systems thinking? / / Ralph D. Stacey, Douglas Griffin and Patricia Shaw
| Complexity and management : fad or radical challenge to systems thinking? / / Ralph D. Stacey, Douglas Griffin and Patricia Shaw |
| Autore | Stacey Ralph D. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina |
302.35
658.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GriffinDouglas <1946->
ShawPatricia <1953-> |
| Collana | Complexity and emergence in organizations Complexity and management |
| Soggetto topico |
Complex organizations
Complexity (Philosophy) Industrial management Interorganizational relations Organizational change Organizational effectiveness System analysis Organizational effectiveness - Management Management Business & Economics Management Styles & Communication |
| ISBN |
0-203-18468-8
1-280-35461-5 1-134-53897-9 0-203-19015-7 |
| Classificazione | 85.08 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series preface; Introduction: getting things done in organizations; ~Getting things done, anyway~; Ways of thinking; Outline of the book; The age-old question of stability and change; The claims of management complexity writers; Moving toward a knowable future; Human freedom and the scientific method; The importance of Kant's contribution; Conclusion; Moving toward an unknowable future; Chance and adaptation; Alternatives to some of Darwin's views; Darwin and the neo-Darwinian synthesis; Five ways of understanding stability and change; Conclusion
Limits of systems thinking: focusing on knowable futuresDealing with human participation and freedom; Scientific management: ignoring interaction; Systems thinking: splitting choice and interaction; Conclusion; How the complexity sciences deal with the future; Chaos theory: unfolding an enfolded future; Chaos theory as Formative Teleology; Dissipative structure theory: constructing an unknowable future; Conclusion; Complexity and the emergence of novelty; Review of the management complexity writers' claim; Conclusion: the challenge; Differing views on complexity in organizations Complexity and the dynamics of industries: limits to control and the origins of noveltyMarion's analysis of causality in complex systems; Complexity and the dynamics of organizations: sustaining the illusion of control; Conclusion; Complexity and human action; Human action in the dominant management discourse: focusing on the individual; Human action in complexity: retaining the individual focus; Transformation and human action: focusing on relationship and participation; Conclusion; Getting things done in organizations: from systems to complex responsive processes Key elements of our projectThe books in this series; Appendix 1: The origins of Western notions of causality; Appendix 2: Complexity sciences as sources of analogy; Appendix 3: The movement of our thought; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910679520103321 |
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Stacey Ralph D.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How to be a positive leader : small actions, big impact / / Jane E Dutton and Gretchen M. Spreitzer ; foreword by Shawn Achor ; cover, jacket designer, Leslie Waltzer ; photographer, Jeffery Coolidge ; interior design, George Whipple
| How to be a positive leader : small actions, big impact / / Jane E Dutton and Gretchen M. Spreitzer ; foreword by Shawn Achor ; cover, jacket designer, Leslie Waltzer ; photographer, Jeffery Coolidge ; interior design, George Whipple |
| Autore | Dutton Jane E. |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, California : , : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.4/092 |
| Soggetto topico |
Leadership
Organizational effectiveness - Management |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-5231-1140-2
1-62656-030-7 1-62656-029-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Invitation; I: FOSTER POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS; 1 Build High-Quality Connections; 2 Outsource Inspiration; 3 Negotiate Mindfully; II: UNLOCK RESOURCES FROM WITHIN; 4 Enable Thriving at Work; 5 Cultivate Positive Identities; 6 Engage in Job Crafting; III: TAP INTO THE GOOD; 7 Activate Virtuousness; 8 Lead an Ethical Organization; 9 Imbue the Organization with a Higher Purpose; IV: CREATE RESOURCEFUL CHANGE; 10 Cultivate Hope: Found, Not Lost; 11 Create Micro-moves for Organizational Change; 12 Treat Employees as Resources, Not Resisters
13 Create Opportunity from CrisisEpilogue and Looking Forward; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Authors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453605703321 |
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Dutton Jane E.
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| San Francisco, California : , : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How to be a positive leader : small actions, big impact / / [edited by] Jane E. Dutton and Gretchen M. Spreitzer ; foreword by Shawn Achor
| How to be a positive leader : small actions, big impact / / [edited by] Jane E. Dutton and Gretchen M. Spreitzer ; foreword by Shawn Achor |
| Autore | Dutton Jane E. |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco : , : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 213 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 658.4/092 |
| Collana |
BK business book
Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Leadership
Organizational effectiveness - Management |
| ISBN |
1-5231-1140-2
1-62656-030-7 1-62656-029-3 |
| Classificazione | BUS071000BUS041000BUS020000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Invitation; I: FOSTER POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS; 1 Build High-Quality Connections; 2 Outsource Inspiration; 3 Negotiate Mindfully; II: UNLOCK RESOURCES FROM WITHIN; 4 Enable Thriving at Work; 5 Cultivate Positive Identities; 6 Engage in Job Crafting; III: TAP INTO THE GOOD; 7 Activate Virtuousness; 8 Lead an Ethical Organization; 9 Imbue the Organization with a Higher Purpose; IV: CREATE RESOURCEFUL CHANGE; 10 Cultivate Hope: Found, Not Lost; 11 Create Micro-moves for Organizational Change; 12 Treat Employees as Resources, Not Resisters
13 Create Opportunity from CrisisEpilogue and Looking Forward; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Authors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790923803321 |
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Dutton Jane E.
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| San Francisco : , : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How to be a positive leader : small actions, big impact / / [edited by] Jane E. Dutton and Gretchen M. Spreitzer ; foreword by Shawn Achor
| How to be a positive leader : small actions, big impact / / [edited by] Jane E. Dutton and Gretchen M. Spreitzer ; foreword by Shawn Achor |
| Autore | Dutton Jane E. |
| Edizione | [1st edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco : , : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 213 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 658.4/092 |
| Collana |
BK business book
Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico |
Leadership
Organizational effectiveness - Management |
| ISBN |
1-5231-1140-2
1-62656-030-7 1-62656-029-3 |
| Classificazione | BUS071000BUS041000BUS020000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Foreword; Invitation; I: FOSTER POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS; 1 Build High-Quality Connections; 2 Outsource Inspiration; 3 Negotiate Mindfully; II: UNLOCK RESOURCES FROM WITHIN; 4 Enable Thriving at Work; 5 Cultivate Positive Identities; 6 Engage in Job Crafting; III: TAP INTO THE GOOD; 7 Activate Virtuousness; 8 Lead an Ethical Organization; 9 Imbue the Organization with a Higher Purpose; IV: CREATE RESOURCEFUL CHANGE; 10 Cultivate Hope: Found, Not Lost; 11 Create Micro-moves for Organizational Change; 12 Treat Employees as Resources, Not Resisters
13 Create Opportunity from CrisisEpilogue and Looking Forward; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Authors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814508203321 |
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Dutton Jane E.
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| San Francisco : , : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The joy of lean : transforming, leading, and sustaining a culture of engaged team performance / / Dodd Starbird
| The joy of lean : transforming, leading, and sustaining a culture of engaged team performance / / Dodd Starbird |
| Autore | Starbird Dodd |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milwaukee, Wisconsin : , : ASQ Quality Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 658.4013 |
| Soggetto topico |
Leadership
Organizational effectiveness - Management Quality control - Management Teams in the workplace - Management |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-953079-43-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910511895103321 |
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Starbird Dodd
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| Milwaukee, Wisconsin : , : ASQ Quality Press, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The joy of lean : transforming, leading, and sustaining a culture of engaged team performance / / Dodd Starbird
| The joy of lean : transforming, leading, and sustaining a culture of engaged team performance / / Dodd Starbird |
| Autore | Starbird Dodd |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milwaukee, Wisconsin : , : ASQ Quality Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 658.4013 |
| Soggetto topico |
Leadership
Organizational effectiveness - Management Quality control - Management Teams in the workplace - Management |
| ISBN |
1-5231-4656-7
1-953079-43-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910794400103321 |
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Starbird Dodd
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| Milwaukee, Wisconsin : , : ASQ Quality Press, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The joy of lean : transforming, leading, and sustaining a culture of engaged team performance / / Dodd Starbird
| The joy of lean : transforming, leading, and sustaining a culture of engaged team performance / / Dodd Starbird |
| Autore | Starbird Dodd |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milwaukee, Wisconsin : , : ASQ Quality Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 658.4013 |
| Soggetto topico |
Leadership
Organizational effectiveness - Management Quality control - Management Teams in the workplace - Management |
| ISBN |
1-5231-4656-7
1-953079-43-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825361203321 |
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Starbird Dodd
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| Milwaukee, Wisconsin : , : ASQ Quality Press, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Managing and measuring performance in public and nonprofit organizations : an integrated approach / / Theodore H. Poister, Maria P. Aristigueta, Jeremy L. Hall
| Managing and measuring performance in public and nonprofit organizations : an integrated approach / / Theodore H. Poister, Maria P. Aristigueta, Jeremy L. Hall |
| Autore | Poister Theodore H. |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (482 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.4/013 |
| Soggetto topico |
Organizational effectiveness - Measurement
Organizational effectiveness - Management Nonprofit organizations Public administration |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-118-95855-1
1-118-95856-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART ONE: Introduction to Performance Measurement; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction to Performance Measurement and Management; Public Management, Performance Management, and Accountability; Performance Measurement and Performance Management Defined; Public Management and Performance Management; Performance Management and Accountability; Performance Management Institutionalization; Benefits of Performance Management; Challenges of Performance Management; Distinguishing Performance Management from Its Cousins
Outline of the Book References; CHAPTER TWO: Developing Effective Performance Management Systems; The Design and Implementation Process; Step One: Clarify the Purpose of the System; Step Two: Assess Organizational Readiness; Step Three: Identify External Stakeholders; Step Four: Organize the System Development Process; Step Five: Identify Key Purposes and Parameters for Initiating Performance Management; Step Six: Define the Components for the Performance Management System, Performance Criteria, and Use; Step Seven: Define, Evaluate, and Select Indicators Step Eight: Develop Data Collection Procedures Step Nine: Specify System Design; Step Ten: Conduct a Pilot If Necessary; Step Eleven: Implement Full-Scale System; Step Twelve: Use, Modify, and Evaluate the System; Step Thirteen: Share the Results with Stakeholders; A Flexible Process; References; PART TWO: Methodological Elements of Performance Measurement; CHAPTER THREE: Developing a Performance Framework: Program Logic Models and Performance Measures; Program Logic; Program Logic Models; Outputs versus Outcomes; Diverse Logic Models; A Crisis Stabilization Unit A Vocational Rehabilitation Program State Highway Safety Program: A Supraprogram Logic Model; The Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention System; Performance Measures; Output Measures; Efficiency and Productivity Measures; Service Quality Measures; Outcome Measures; Cost-Effectiveness Measures; Customer Satisfaction Measures; System Productivity Measures; Resource Measures; Workload Measures; External and Other Environmental Measures; Needs Indicators; Integrated Sets of Performance Measures; Teen Mother Parenting Education Program; Canadian Pension Plan Disability Program Developing Logic Models References; CHAPTER FOUR: Targeting Results: Clarifying Goals and Objectives; Mission, Goals, and Objectives; US Department of Health and Human Services; Goals, Objectives, and Program Logic; "SMART" Objectives; Performance Standards: Child Support Enforcement; Setting Targets; Service Standards; Programmatic versus Managerial Goals and Objectives; Public and Nonprofit Goal Structures; Goals, Objectives, and Measures; References; CHAPTER FIVE: Defining Performance Indicators; Operational Indicators; Raw Numbers; Averages; Percentages, Rates, and Ratios; Indexes Mixed Measures |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458436303321 |
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Poister Theodore H.
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| San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Managing and measuring performance in public and nonprofit organizations : an integrated approach / / Theodore H. Poister, Maria P. Aristigueta, Jeremy L. Hall
| Managing and measuring performance in public and nonprofit organizations : an integrated approach / / Theodore H. Poister, Maria P. Aristigueta, Jeremy L. Hall |
| Autore | Poister Theodore H. |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (482 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.4/013 |
| Soggetto topico |
Organizational effectiveness - Measurement
Organizational effectiveness - Management Nonprofit organizations Public administration |
| ISBN |
1-118-95855-1
1-118-95856-X |
| Classificazione | EDU011000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART ONE: Introduction to Performance Measurement; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction to Performance Measurement and Management; Public Management, Performance Management, and Accountability; Performance Measurement and Performance Management Defined; Public Management and Performance Management; Performance Management and Accountability; Performance Management Institutionalization; Benefits of Performance Management; Challenges of Performance Management; Distinguishing Performance Management from Its Cousins
Outline of the Book References; CHAPTER TWO: Developing Effective Performance Management Systems; The Design and Implementation Process; Step One: Clarify the Purpose of the System; Step Two: Assess Organizational Readiness; Step Three: Identify External Stakeholders; Step Four: Organize the System Development Process; Step Five: Identify Key Purposes and Parameters for Initiating Performance Management; Step Six: Define the Components for the Performance Management System, Performance Criteria, and Use; Step Seven: Define, Evaluate, and Select Indicators Step Eight: Develop Data Collection Procedures Step Nine: Specify System Design; Step Ten: Conduct a Pilot If Necessary; Step Eleven: Implement Full-Scale System; Step Twelve: Use, Modify, and Evaluate the System; Step Thirteen: Share the Results with Stakeholders; A Flexible Process; References; PART TWO: Methodological Elements of Performance Measurement; CHAPTER THREE: Developing a Performance Framework: Program Logic Models and Performance Measures; Program Logic; Program Logic Models; Outputs versus Outcomes; Diverse Logic Models; A Crisis Stabilization Unit A Vocational Rehabilitation Program State Highway Safety Program: A Supraprogram Logic Model; The Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention System; Performance Measures; Output Measures; Efficiency and Productivity Measures; Service Quality Measures; Outcome Measures; Cost-Effectiveness Measures; Customer Satisfaction Measures; System Productivity Measures; Resource Measures; Workload Measures; External and Other Environmental Measures; Needs Indicators; Integrated Sets of Performance Measures; Teen Mother Parenting Education Program; Canadian Pension Plan Disability Program Developing Logic Models References; CHAPTER FOUR: Targeting Results: Clarifying Goals and Objectives; Mission, Goals, and Objectives; US Department of Health and Human Services; Goals, Objectives, and Program Logic; "SMART" Objectives; Performance Standards: Child Support Enforcement; Setting Targets; Service Standards; Programmatic versus Managerial Goals and Objectives; Public and Nonprofit Goal Structures; Goals, Objectives, and Measures; References; CHAPTER FIVE: Defining Performance Indicators; Operational Indicators; Raw Numbers; Averages; Percentages, Rates, and Ratios; Indexes Mixed Measures |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791156403321 |
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Poister Theodore H.
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| San Francisco, California : , : Jossey-Bass, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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