Performance-Comparison Projects in Local Government: Participants' Perspectives

Performance-Comparison Projects in Local Government: Participants' Perspectives

How do officials of participating local governments assess the value of their involvement in performance-comparison projects, including related costs and benefits? In this article, three prominent projects involving city and county governments are examined from the perspective of the participants th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public administration review 2001-01, Vol.61 (1), p.100-110
Hauptverfasser: Ammons, David N., Coe, Charles, Lombardo, Michael
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Advantages
Benchmarking
Benchmarks
Cities
Community Relations
Comparative Analysis
Cost accounting
Cost savings
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Effectiveness
Evaluation
Expectations
Expenditures
Government performance
Innovation
Jurisdiction
Local Government
Participation
Performance appraisals
Performance Measurement
Performance metrics
Police
Pregnancy
Projects
Public administration
Public sector
Studies
Unit costs
United States
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Zusammenfassung:How do officials of participating local governments assess the value of their involvement in performance-comparison projects, including related costs and benefits? In this article, three prominent projects involving city and county governments are examined from the perspective of the participants themselves, revealing gaps between high expectations and subsequent results, but nevertheless suggesting an array of benefits for participants.
ISSN:0033-3352
1540-6210
DOI:10.1111/0033-3352.00009