Performance measurement and management of professional and knowledge work

• Pubblicazione: [Bradford, West Yorkshire, England] : , : Emerald, , [2015]; 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (151 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.3125
• Soggetto topico: Performance - Measurement; Performance standards; Personnel management
• Note generali: "The official journal of the World Confederation of Productivity Science"--Cover.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Editorial advisory board; Editorial; Information technology (IT) productivity paradox in the 21st century; SmartWoW - constructing a tool for knowledge work performance analysis; Analysis of teachers' task and extra-role performance under different autonomy regimes; A new approach to talentmanagement in law firms; A "coalesced framework"of talent management and employee performance; Involvement and productivity of research and development workers; The use of the balanced scorecard to measure knowledge work
• Sommario/riassunto: This e-book contains seven chapters that capture the state-of-the-art in performance measurement and management of professional and knowledge work. (1) The famous comment from Solow (1987) ""you can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics"" sums up the so-called ""productivity paradox"" where the link between IT investment and increased productivity is ambiguous. The first chapter looks to clarify issues of performance measurement and provides an up-to-date economic analysis of the figures. (2) The phrase ""work smarter, not harder"" is often used as a management max
• Titolo autorizzato: Performance measurement and management of professional and knowledge work
• ISBN: 1-78560-161-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818572103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management : Volume 64, Issue 4