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Performance Management in Local Government

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Performance assessment; Performance evaluation; Performance measurement

Definition

Performance management in local government refers a systematic approach to improving results through evidence-based decision-making, continuous organizational learning, and a focus on accountability for performance for local government.

Introduction

Developments in local government have witnessed a growth globally in performance management. Performance management has a long history in public administration and management, and it has been an important component of many reforms for transparent, efficient, and accountable government global wide since the late 1970s. Generally speaking, performance management is a systematic approach to improve results through evidence-based decision-making, continuous organizational learning, and a focus on accountability for performance (Mucha 2009). Today the “paradigm of public performance” includes the two distinct stages: adoption (development of measures)...

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  1. Department of Public Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Jing Wang

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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Wang, J. (2018). Performance Management in Local Government. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1865-1

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