Journey to excellence in local government performance management:

Local Government Management and Performance: A Review of Evidence

Local governments play a critical role in delivering services to the public. Over recent decades scholars have begun to empirically examine the relationship between the management and performance of local governments, locating this in economic, contingency and resource-based theoretical frameworks. In this study, we undertake a comprehensive assessment of what is currently known about the manag...

In pursuit of excellence: the checkpoint journey.

In March 2004, the Wisconsin Hospital Association launched CheckPoints (www.wicheckpoint.org) to provide consumers with information on the quality and safety of hospital care, and to assist hospitals and physicians in quality improvement activities. Since its inception, the state average achievement for all CheckPoint measures has increased or maintained a high initial rate, with 99% of Wiscons...

Decentralization and Local Government Performance

This paper is taken from a study financed by a grant from the World Bank Research Committee. The full report should be available from mid-1998.

Beacon Bound: a journey toward excellence.

“In Our Unit” highlights unique practices, innovations, research, or resourceful solutions to commonly encountered problems in critical care areas and settings where critically ill patients are cared for. If you have an idea for an upcoming “In Our Unit, ” send it to CRITICAL CARE NURSE, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656; fax, (949) 3622049; e-mail, [email protected]. The process of being “Beacon ...

Preparing for CNE certification: a journey to excellence.