Article Review: Coping with targets: performance measurement in The Netherlands police

Question

Hoogenboezem, J. A., & Hoogenboezem, D. (2005) ‘Coping with targets: performance measurement in The Netherlands police’, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 54 (7), pp. 568–578.

Evaluate the findings of the authors in regards to the validity of introducing performance contracts into a branch of government in The Netherlands. Analyze the effectiveness of the performance measurement system discussed in terms of crime and employee satisfaction. Support your argument with evidence from the study and other real examples where possible


Summary

The question belongs to Political Science and it is a review of a journal article by Hoogenboezem, J. A., & Hoogenboezem, D. (2005) ‘Coping with targets: performance measurement in The Netherlands police’. The review discusses about the validity of introducing performance contracts in a government branch in Netherlands and its effectiveness.

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