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Download full textNational Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NJ1), 2011
Performance funding--the linking of allocation of resources to accomplishment of certain desired outcomes--is an idea that is once again finding favor with policymakers. It has intuitive appeal; what's not to like about paying for results? While it is a notion that makes common sense to most decisionmakers, it is an idea with a very checkered…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Design, Administrative Principles, Financial Support
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Direct linkKress, Nancy J. – Journal of Access Services, 2007
The University of Chicago's Joseph Regenstein Library Bookstacks Department has used process mapping and continuous improvement to successfully improve its overall operations. The most recent efforts focus on Lean manufacturing, an initiative centered on eliminating waste in manufacturing processes. The conversion of the Bookstacks Department from…
Descriptors: Performance Technology, Case Studies, Administrative Principles, Library Administration
