Use and usefulness of performance measurement in state science and technology programs.

Over 40% of state science and technology programs are evaluating their results in some way. Programs have adopted performance measurement systems both for their own information purposes and to justify their activities to external audiences, usually legislatures. Performance measurement activities m...

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Publicado en:Policy Studies Journal Vol. 25; pp. 425 - 436
Autores principales: Cozzens, Susan E., Melkers, Julia E.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Fall 1997
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Sumario:Over 40% of state science and technology programs are evaluating their results in some way. Programs have adopted performance measurement systems both for their own information purposes and to justify their activities to external audiences, usually legislatures. Performance measurement activities may have contributed to the evolution of these programs toward economic objectives, which can be measured in business activity. The most common performance measures are job creation and retention. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.