Key Army Decision Maker Concerns about Training Performance Measurement and Assessment

1987 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 1251-1255
Author(s):  
Dee H. Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Decision Maker ◽  
Delphi Technique ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Policy Capturing ◽  
Training Performance ◽  
Army Training ◽  
The Future

This study explored an area of Army training performance measurement and assessment (PMA) which has apparently not been examined. It provides an understanding about Army training PMA requirements and uses, and reveals a number of PMA issues which should be more closely examined in the future. The methodology adapted for the study combined elements of Policy Capturing Analysis with elements of Policy Implications Analysis and the Delphi Technique.

scholarly journals Nudge Versus Boost: Agency Dynamics Under Libertarian Paternalism

2019 ◽  
Vol 130 (629) ◽  
pp. 1384-1415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph Hertwig ◽  
Michael D Ryall
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Biases ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Libertarian Paternalism ◽  
The Future ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Individual

ABSTRACT Thaler and Sunstein (2008) advance the concept of ‘nudge’ policies—non-regulatory and non-fiscal mechanisms designed to enlist people's cognitive biases or motivational deficits so as to guide their behaviour in a desired direction. A core assumption of this approach is that policymakers make artful use of people's cognitive biases and motivational deficits in ways that serve the ultimate interests of the nudged individual. We analyse a model of dynamic policymaking in which the policymaker's preferences are not always aligned with those of the individual. One novelty of our set-up is that the policymaker has the option to implement a ‘boost’ policy, equipping the individual with the competence to overcome the nudge-enabling bias once and for all. Our main result identifies conditions under which the policymaker chooses not to boost in order to preserve the option of using the nudge (and its associated bias) in the future—even though boosting is in the immediate best interests of both the policymaker and the individual. We extend our analysis to situations in which the policymaker can be removed (e.g., through an election) and in which the policymaker is similarly prone to bias. We conclude with a discussion of some policy implications of these findings.

Emotional Disturbance/Behavioral Disorders and a Delphic Approach to the Future

1985 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Carpenter
Keyword(s):  
Educational Attainment ◽  
School Psychologists ◽  
Emotional Disturbance ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Delphi Technique ◽  
Special Education Administrators ◽  
The Future ◽  
Education Administrators ◽  
Year 2000

This study uses a Delphi technique to estimate the likelihood of a set of change statements concerning emotional disturbance/behavioral disorders. Using a national random sample of 900 teachers, special education administrators, and school psychologists through two rounds of responses, estimates are made regarding the likelihood and the desirability of the condition represented by each statement occurring by the year 2000. Results are compared by variables of experience in the field, occupation, and level of educational attainment. Despite certain significant differences between groups the preponderant conclusion is that there is general agreement among the population surveyed regarding their expectations and sentiments about the future of the field.

scholarly journals PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS IN THE CONTEXT OF NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT: EVIDENCE FROM AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SECTOR AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-19
Author(s):  
Anup Chowdhury ◽  
Nikhil Chandra Shil
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Public Management ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Measurement Systems ◽  
New Public ◽  
Performance Measurement Systems

This research explored in depth the evolution of performance measurement systems in the context of new public management initiatives in Australian public sector. A governmental department in the Australian Capital Territory was selected for the purpose of the exploration. The qualitative research approach was adopted and data was collected following case study tradition. The main data sources were archival official documents and interviews. In addition, the researchers used direct observation to supplement and corroborate the archival documents and interview data. The empirical evidence presented in this research supports the fact that the selected Australian government department has implemented performance measurement systems in the line of new public management to illustrate the department’s commitment to efficiency and accountability. The research undertaken was in-depth, using a case study and though generalization is not possible from this single case study, the findings may be expected to add knowledge to existing literature and provide some important lessons for other public sector entities of the developing countries who are interested in adopting performance measurement systems as their control devices. Keywords: public sector, performance measurement systems, new public management, developing countries, Australia.

Is performance measurement and management fit for the future?

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven A. Melnyk ◽  
Umit Bititci ◽  
Ken Platts ◽  
Jutta Tobias ◽  
Bjørn Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Performance Measurement ◽  
The Future

Conclusion

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick J. W. Egan
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Policy Reform ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Future Research ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
The Future ◽  
Innovation Outcomes

This chapter summarizes the main arguments of the book and repeats the central empirical findings. Following a brief discussion of the data sources used to support the varied arguments, this chapter considers the lessons for theory and its strong comparative institutionalist perspective. Policy implications of the book are also considered in this chapter, and the link between institutional and policy reform and innovation outcomes is again emphasized. This chapter considers also the limitations of the book, and the ways the book’s arguments and analysis might be constructively challenged/amended in the future. There are a number of issues not explicitly addressed in the book because of its domestic institutionalist focus, including international treaties on intellectual property rights. The chapter concludes with some suggestions on how these future research agendas might be integrated with existing literature.

Mental health and addictions policy priorities and performance measurement frameworks

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-112
Author(s):  
Frank Sirotich ◽  
Carol E. Adair ◽  
Janet Durbin ◽  
Elizabeth Lin ◽  
Christopher Canning
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Performance Measurement ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Measurement Framework ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Common ◽  
Performance Domains ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Measurement Practices

To inform the future development of a pan-Canadian Mental Health and Addictions (MHA) performance measurement framework, we undertook a review and comparison of current provincial/territorial MHA policies and performance measurement frameworks. Most did not have performance measurement approaches that were explicitly linked to policy actions but eleven acknowledged the importance of performance measurement. Among the provinces with a framework, there were few performance domains in common. The common policy priorities and areas of convergence in current performance measurement practices may provide a useful starting point for the development of a pan-Canadian MHA performance measurement framework.

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