Quest for Performance
Quest for Performance

Author: Laurence K. Loftin

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13:

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This provides access to a NASA History Office publication, NASA SP-468, by Laurence K. Loftin, Jr, NASA Scientific and Technical Information Branch, Washington, D.C. 1985. It traces the technical development of the airplane since World War I. It describes significant aircraft that incorporated important technical innovations and served to shape the future course of aeronautical development, as well as aircraft that represented the state of the art of aeronautical technology in a particular time frame or that were very popular and produced in great numbers. Primary emphasis has been placed on aircraft originating in the United States. The discussion is related primarily to aircraft configuration evolution and associated aerodynamic characteristics and, to a lesser extent, to developments in aircraft construction and propulsion. The material is presented in a manner designed to appeal to the nontechnical reader who is interested in the evolution of the airplane, as well as to students of aeronautical engineering or others with an aeronautical background.

Performance Comparison and Organizational Service Provision
Performance Comparison and Organizational Service Provision

Author: Christopher Dorn

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-01-31

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1000349519

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Exploring the mechanisms underlying performance comparisons, Performance Comparison and Organizational Service Provision investigates how such assessments shape hospitals’ service provision and medical professionals’ work. With a focus on U.S. health care, this study outlines how medical quality was defined and compared in the hospital sector from the late 19th century to the present. Developing a novel theoretical framework to investigate performance comparisons, several different forms of internal and external performance assessments are contrasted throughout this period. The transformative effects of these comparisons on hospitals’ relationships to patients, insurers, regulators, and staff are analyzed and their ramifications for current hospital care are explored. Drawing on this analysis, the book examines the controversial nature of these measures and the struggles among hospital managers, patients, physicians, and policy makers to determine hospital quality. Affording a deeper understanding of how performance comparisons influence organizational service provision, the book will be of interest to researchers in a broad range of fields including organization studies, accountability and evaluation, health care, and policy research as well as practitioners in hospital care and management.

New York Supplement
New York Supplement

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Publisher:

Published: 1915

Total Pages: 1180

ISBN-13:

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Includes decisions of the Supreme Court and various intermediate and lower courts of record; May/Aug. 1888-Sept../Dec. 1895, Superior Court of New York City; Mar./Apr. 1926-Dec. 1937/Jan. 1938, Court of Appeals.

Quest for Balance
Quest for Balance

Author: André De Waal

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2002-06-11

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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Explains the competencies a manager must possess in order to use a balanced scorecard. * Features case studies of corporations who have successfully used the human element when implementing the balanced scorecard as a PMS.

The New York Supplement
The New York Supplement

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Publisher:

Published: 1915

Total Pages: 1288

ISBN-13:

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"Cases argued and determined in the Court of Appeals, Supreme and lower courts of record of New York State, with key number annotations." (varies)

Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Economics and Management (CIREG 2016) Volume II
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Economics and Management (CIREG 2016) Volume II

Author: Houcine Berbou

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2020-04-06

Total Pages: 657

ISBN-13: 1527549194

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This book brings together papers presented at the 3rd Conference of Research in Economics and Management (CIREG) held in Morocco in May 2016. With a focus on the challenges of SMEs and innovative solutions, they highlight the contribution of researchers in the fields of business and management, with all their micro and macro-economic aspects. They shed light on the universal scientific vision of the importance of SMEs with answers relevant to their local context and adapted to their specific national situation. The relevance of SME research lies in its heuristic value of analyzing change, rather than in constructing a category, a particularly useful empirical concept. This third volume is focused on marketing and human resources.