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Performance Measurement and Accountability in the Social Sector
Professor Ebrahim's research examines the pressures for accountability facing social sector organizations, and their implications for organizational performance. How can nonprofits and social enterprises measure performance in order to achieve better results? This... View Details
- 16 July 1999
- Article
Measuring Aggregate Process Performance Using AHP
By: Frances X. Frei and Patrick T. Harker
Frei, Frances X., and Patrick T. Harker. "Measuring Aggregate Process Performance Using AHP." European Journal of Operational Research 116, no. 2 (16 July 1999): 436–442.
- fall 1990
- Article
Measures for Manufacturing Excellence: A Summary
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "Measures for Manufacturing Excellence: A Summary." Journal of Cost Management for the Manufacturing Industry (fall 1990): 22–29.
- Working Paper
Measuring the Perceived Liquidity of the Corporate Bond Market
By: Sergey Chernenko and Adi Sunderam
We propose a novel measure of bond market liquidity that does not depend on transaction data: the strength of the cross-sectional relationship between mutual fund cash holdings and fund flow volatility. Our measure captures how liquid funds perceive their portfolio... View Details
Chernenko, Sergey, and Adi Sunderam. "Measuring the Perceived Liquidity of the Corporate Bond Market." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 27092, May 2020.
- May 2008
- Article
Nonfinancial Performance Measures and Promotion-Based Incentives
By: Dennis Campbell
Campbell, Dennis. "Nonfinancial Performance Measures and Promotion-Based Incentives." Journal of Accounting Research 46, no. 2 (May 2008).
- Article
International Data on Measuring Management Practices
By: Nicholas Bloom, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun, Daniela Scur and John Van Reenen
We examine methods used to survey firms on their management and organizational practices. We contrast the strengths and weaknesses of "open-ended questions" (e.g., World Management Survey) with "closed questions" (e.g., Management and Organizational Practices Surveys).... View Details
Bloom, Nicholas, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun, Daniela Scur, and John Van Reenen. "International Data on Measuring Management Practices." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 106, no. 5 (May 2016): 152–156.
- September 1992 (Revised May 2004)
- Background Note
Activity Accounting--Another Way to Measure Costs
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Explains the principal differences between traditional cost accounting systems and activity-based costing systems. View Details
Keywords: Cost Accounting
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Activity Accounting--Another Way to Measure Costs." Harvard Business School Background Note 193-044, September 1992. (Revised May 2004.)
- 06 Jun 2016
- Video
Measuring Risk to Create More Value
- 14 Jan 2019
- Video
Measuring the Hidden Costs of Caregiving
- Dec 04 2019
- Interview
Measuring Costs for Better Patient Outcomes
- February 2001 (Revised June 2002)
- Case
Customer Value Measurement at Nortel Networks--Optical Networks Division
By: Das Narayandas
Since 1995, Nortel Networks' Optical Networks (ON) division has been incorporating customer satisfaction and loyalty measures into its business practices to increase customer value. Over the years, key process owners in various parts of the organization have become... View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Management Teams; Marketing Strategy; Value Creation; Telecommunications Industry
Narayandas, Das. "Customer Value Measurement at Nortel Networks--Optical Networks Division." Harvard Business School Case 501-050, February 2001. (Revised June 2002.)
- spring 1991
- Article
New Systems for Measurement and Control
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "New Systems for Measurement and Control." Engineering Economist (spring 1991): 201–218.
- 1981
- Article
Organizational Performance: Recent Developments in Measurement
By: R. M. Kanter and D. Brinkerhoff
Kanter, R. M., and D. Brinkerhoff. "Organizational Performance: Recent Developments in Measurement." Annual Review of Sociology 7 (1981): 321–49.
- 29 Jun 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Measuring the Perceived Liquidity of the Corporate Bond Market
- October 1992
- Article
Creating A Comprehensive Performance Measurement System
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Philip J. Pyburn
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., and Philip J. Pyburn. "Creating A Comprehensive Performance Measurement System." Management Accounting (October 1992).
- 2012
- Other Unpublished Work
Measuring the Broadband Bonus in 20 OECD Countries
By: Shane Greenstein and Ryan McDevitt
This paper provides estimates of the economic value created by broadband Internet using measures of new gross domestic product and consumer surplus. The study finds that the economic value created in 30 OECD countries correlates roughly with the overall size of their... View Details
Greenstein, Shane, and Ryan McDevitt. "Measuring the Broadband Bonus in 20 OECD Countries." OECD Digital Economy Papers, No. 197, OECD Publishing, April 2012.
- September–October 1988
- Article
Measure Costs Right: Make the Right Decisions
By: Robin Cooper and Robert S. Kaplan
Cooper, Robin, and Robert S. Kaplan. "Measure Costs Right: Make the Right Decisions." Harvard Business Review 66, no. 5 (September–October 1988): 96–103.
- January 2001
- Teaching Note
Measurement and Management at CitySoft TN
By: V.G. Narayanan, Lisa Brem and Sanjay Pothen
Teaching Note for (9-100-056). View Details
Keywords: Information Technology Industry
- January 1994 (Revised March 2000)
- Background Note
Notes on Reliability and Attitude Measurement
By: Alvin J. Silk
Silk, Alvin J. "Notes on Reliability and Attitude Measurement." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-087, January 1994. (Revised March 2000.)