International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management: Volume 58 Issue 8
Table of contents
The UK productivity gap in the service sector: do management practices matter?
Giuliana Battisti, Alfonsina IonaThis paper aims to contribute to the debate on the drivers of the productivity gap that exists between the UK and its major international competitors.
Healthcare capacity measurement
David Bamford, Elizabeth ChatziaslanThe purpose of this paper is to present findings from an action research intervention in the outpatient department of a National Health Service (NHS) Hospital. It investigates the…
Measuring and comparing the performance of Portuguese secondary schools: A confrontation between metric and practice benchmarking
Cláudia S. Sarrico, Maria J. RosaThis paper aims to discuss methods for measuring and comparing the performance of Portuguese schools, confronting metric and practice benchmarking exercises.
The interrelations of decision‐making rationales around BSC adoptions in Finnish municipalities
Antti Ilmari RautiainenThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the interrelations of the decision‐making rationales around accounting performance measurement (PM) adoptions in Finnish municipalities…
Lean can be a survival strategy during recessionary times
Bhim Singh, S.K. Garg, S.K. SharmaThe purpose of this paper is to discuss a survival strategy for industry in recessionary time by means of lean principles and philosophies.
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1741-0401e-ISSN:
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hybridEditors:
- Dr Luisa Huatuco
- Dr Nicky Shaw