This paper focuses on the background research, development, and practical application of the Integrated Performance Measurement Systems and the associated audit methods. The research aims to explore the hierarchical structure and performance indicator relations, and to examine referential model...

In the paper, a conceptual model of recurrent decision-making in a competitive environment is developed and used as a framework for analyzing some examples of decision– making strategies. The conceptual model is then used to predict firm performance based on factors such as: decision rules...

Microfinance institutions face a double bottom-line. They perform financial tasks by giving microcredits to their customers and support projects aiming at reducing poverty. In doing so, they have to be financially self-sufficient and to target poor people excluded from the traditional financial...

In parallel to the focus on what is a high performance R&D and new product development (NPD) organisation, the question of measuring the performance of R&D and NPD is gaining increasing interest. Internally, many projects never result in a commercial product, and if they do, still many new...

Two indicators are presented to compare the Second law performances of different design-variants of the same process unit. The first indicator relates the entropy production to quantities like the total transferred thermal energy and the total chemical conversion. This allows a useful...

The Local Irrigation Advisory Services (LIAS) carry out essential work to achieve an efficient use of irrigation water at field and irrigation scheme level, which is crucial in Mediterranean irrigation systems. However, it is unusual to find agronomic and economic assessments of LIAS advice. In...

The present study analyses the performance dynamic in irrigation districts management subjected to water scarcity and modernisation over time. The selected area was Campo de Cartagena Irrigation District, which covers 41,065ha in the Segura Basin (Spain), one of the most water stressed regions...

Despite the intensive controversies about the likelihood of benefits and harms of mammography screening almost all experts conclude that the choice to screen or not to screen needs to be made by the individual patient who is adequately informed. However, the “European guideline for quality...

This paper challenges the view held by the UK Government that the introduction of the English Baccalaureate will lead to an improvement in educational outcomes in secondary education. Evidence is presented to show that this new qualification is biased against disadvantaged pupils from low-income...