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020 _a9781526461858
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082 _aREF.658.3125 R24
100 _aGuy Redden
_eAuthor
245 0 _aQuestioning performance measurement :
_bmetrics, organizations and power /
260 _aLos Angeles :
_bSAGE
_c2019.
300 _a 1 online resource (140 pages)
520 _a"Questioning Performance Measurement: Metrics, Organizations and Power is the first book to interrogate the organizational turn towards performance metrics critically. Performance measurement is used to evaluate a diverse range of activities throughout the private, public and non-governmental sectors. But in an increasingly data driven world, what does it really mean to measure 'performance'? Taking a sociology of quantification perspective, this book traces the rise of performance measurement, questions its methods and objectivity, and examines the social significance of the flood of numbers through which value is represented and actors are held accountable. An illuminating read for students, scholars and practitioners across Organization Studies, Sociology, Business and Management, Public Policy and Administration"--PDF description page
650 _a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Industrial Management
650 _aOverheid
650 _aPerformance technology Management
650 _aElectronic books
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