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Efficiency in the public sector : an analysis of performance measurements employed by the Western Cape Provincial Treasury
Thesis (MPA (School of Public Management and Planning))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.
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| author | Bester, Albertus Viljoen |
| author2 | Rabie, Babette |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/3120 Efficiency in the public sector : an analysis of performance measurements employed by the Western Cape Provincial Treasury Bester, Albertus Viljoen Rabie, Babette University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. School of Public Management and Planning. Performance standards Organizational effectiveness Performance measurement Dissertations -- Public management and planning Theses -- Public management and planning School of Public Management and Planning Thesis (MPA (School of Public Management and Planning))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. Efficiency is an important measure to determine to what extent government achieved its goals. In this thesis various definitions of efficiency are discussed, the relationship between efficiency and performance, as well as performance measurement techniques. The objective of this document is to analyse the following four subject matters:- What is meant by “efficiency” in the public sector. For the purpose of this discussion the definition of Gershon in his report for the British Treasury (2004: 6) is accepted and adapted. To learn about the different techniques in performance measurement available to measure efficiency or performance. The measurement of performance is mostly used to determine the level of efficiency. Techniques available to measure performance are discussed, namely benchmarking analysis, which is subdivided into parametric or regression based estimators and non-parametric or mathematically programming estimators, as well as economic analysis... Masters 2007-10-31T08:19:37Z 2010-06-01T09:06:47Z 2007-10-31T08:19:37Z 2010-06-01T09:06:47Z 2007-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3120 University of Stellenbosch 508628 bytes application/pdf application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Performance standards Organizational effectiveness Performance measurement Dissertations -- Public management and planning Theses -- Public management and planning School of Public Management and Planning Bester, Albertus Viljoen Efficiency in the public sector : an analysis of performance measurements employed by the Western Cape Provincial Treasury |
| title | Efficiency in the public sector : an analysis of performance measurements employed by the Western Cape Provincial Treasury |
| title_full | Efficiency in the public sector : an analysis of performance measurements employed by the Western Cape Provincial Treasury |
| title_fullStr | Efficiency in the public sector : an analysis of performance measurements employed by the Western Cape Provincial Treasury |
| title_full_unstemmed | Efficiency in the public sector : an analysis of performance measurements employed by the Western Cape Provincial Treasury |
| title_short | Efficiency in the public sector : an analysis of performance measurements employed by the Western Cape Provincial Treasury |
| title_sort | efficiency in the public sector an analysis of performance measurements employed by the western cape provincial treasury |
| topic | Performance standards Organizational effectiveness Performance measurement Dissertations -- Public management and planning Theses -- Public management and planning School of Public Management and Planning |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3120 |
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