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Evidence-based productivity improvement : a practical guide to the productivity measurement and enhancement system (ProMES) / Robert D. Pritchard
(Series in applied psychology)

Publisher	New York : Routledge
Year	2012
Language	English
Size	1 online resource (xviii : ill
Authors	*Pritchard Weaver Ashwood
Subjects	LCSH:Industrial productivity -- Measurement  All Subject Search LCSH:Performance -- Measurement  All Subject Search LCSH:Organizational effectiveness -- Measurement  All Subject Search FREE:BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Production & Operations Management FREE:TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering FREE:TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Technology FREE:Electronic books FREE:Industrial productivity -- Measurement  All Subject Search FREE:Organizational effectiveness -- Measurement  All Subject Search FREE:Performance -- Measurement  All Subject Search
Contents	Preface The productivity measurement and enhancement system (ProMES) : an introduction and background The value of productivity measurement Organizational productivity : a definition & description Criteria for an optimal productivity measurement and feedback system The ProMES approach : an overview Theoretical background behind ProMES Comparison of ProMES to the desirable characteristics of a measurement system Research evidence supporting ProMES Why ProMES works How to do ProMES in your organization Laying the foundation : the conditions necessary for ProMES Developing objectives and indicators Developing contingencies The feedback system Getting the complete picture : aggregation across units Tips on implementing ProMES Automating data collection and feedback reporting Questions and answers about ProMES Questions & answers about ProMES : general issues Questions & answers about ProMES : measurement Questions & answers about ProMES : feedback reports and meetings Other productivity improvement techniques and other ProMES applications ProMES & other productivity improvement techniques Other applications of ProMES Concluding statement References Appendix A: Scholarly work on ProMES Appendix B: Description of the indicator classification system categories (Bly and Pritchard Appendix C: Examples of ProMES objectives and indicators Appendix D: ProMES contingency worksheet Appendix E: Template for developing contingencies
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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