There’s a lid for every pot! The relationship between performance measurement and administrative activities in Italian ministries

There’s a lid for every pot! The relationship between performance measurement and administrative activities in Italian ministries

Following the spread of performance measurement (PM) in public organisations, a vast literature has developed on its functioning and difficulties. This paper intends to investigate the relationship between administration activities, which can by their nature have different characteristics, and PM sy...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Barbato, Alessandro Salvadori, Matteo Turri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Cogent Business & Management
Subjects:
performance measurement
administrative activities
public sector
ministries
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2018.1527965
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performance measurement
administrative activities
public sector
ministries
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Alessandro Salvadori
Matteo Turri
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title There’s a lid for every pot! The relationship between performance measurement and administrative activities in Italian ministries
title_short There’s a lid for every pot! The relationship between performance measurement and administrative activities in Italian ministries
title_full There’s a lid for every pot! The relationship between performance measurement and administrative activities in Italian ministries
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publishDate 2018-01-01
description Following the spread of performance measurement (PM) in public organisations, a vast literature has developed on its functioning and difficulties. This paper intends to investigate the relationship between administration activities, which can by their nature have different characteristics, and PM systems. The application of PM in the Italian ministries through the analysis of 1,511 objectives/indicators shows the relevance of administrative activities in influencing the ability to measure performance and suggests that neglecting this link is detrimental to the evaluation system and undermines its ability to provide a reliable representation of the contribution of public organisation in relation to performance.
topic performance measurement
administrative activities
public sector
ministries
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2018.1527965
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