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The adoption and implementation of performance measurement process in Italian public organisations: the influence of political, cultural and rational factors

Carlucci, Daniela and Schiuma, Giovanni (2014) The adoption and implementation of performance measurement process in Italian public organisations: the influence of political, cultural and rational factors. Production Planning & Control. ISSN 0953-7287

Type of Research: Article
Creators: Carlucci, Daniela and Schiuma, Giovanni
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Abstract

One of the main challenges in the field of performance measurement and management in public organisations is about how to use and manage performance measures effectively. This study aims to examine the stages involved in the process of utilisation of performance measures, i.e. adoption and implementation, and to investigate the political, cultural and rational factors that affect this process. For this purpose, a theoretical model from the literature has been extended and tested by using the data gathered through a survey involving the managers of several departments of Italian regions and municipal districts. The final sample has included 201 usable observations. The data analysis has been conducted using structural equation modelling. A significant cause-and-effect relationship was found between the stages of adoption and implementation. Moreover, it was found that adoption is driven significantly by rational factors. Otherwise actual implementation is influenced by factors addressed both by political considerations, such as external interest groups and by rational evaluations such as resources. The effects of other rational and cultural factors on implementation stage are mediated by adoption.

Official Website: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09537287.2014.906678#.U63IWyjYGzi
Keywords/subjects not otherwise listed: Strategic Performance Management and Measurement, Public Management, KPIs,
Publisher/Broadcaster/Company: Taylor & Francis
Your affiliations with UAL: Colleges > Central Saint Martins
Date: 2014
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1080/09537287.2014.906678
Date Deposited: 30 Jun 2014 14:28
Last Modified: 08 Oct 2015 04:59
Item ID: 7045
URI: https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/7045

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