Ebook: Public Accountability: Evaluating Technology-Based Institutions

Public Accountability: Evaluating Technology-Based Institutions presents guidelines for evaluating the research performance of technology-based public institutions, and illustrates these guidelines through case studies conducted at one technology-based public institution, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The aim of this book is to demonstrate that a clear, more precise response to the question of performance accountability is possible through the systematic application of evaluation methods to document value.
The authors begin with a review of the legislative history of fiscal accountability beginning with the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, and ending with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. A discussion of existing applicable economic models, methods, and associated metrics follows. The book concludes with evaluation case studies.

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Public Accountability: Evaluating Technology-Based Institutions presents guidelines for evaluating the research performance of technology-based public institutions, and illustrates these guidelines through case studies conducted at one technology-based public institution, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The aim of this book is to demonstrate that a clear, more precise response to the question of performance accountability is possible through the systematic application of evaluation methods to document value.
The authors begin with a review of the legislative history of fiscal accountability beginning with the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, and ending with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. A discussion of existing applicable economic models, methods, and associated metrics follows. The book concludes with evaluation case studies.

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Public Accountability: Evaluating Technology-Based Institutions presents guidelines for evaluating the research performance of technology-based public institutions, and illustrates these guidelines through case studies conducted at one technology-based public institution, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The aim of this book is to demonstrate that a clear, more precise response to the question of performance accountability is possible through the systematic application of evaluation methods to document value.
The authors begin with a review of the legislative history of fiscal accountability beginning with the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, and ending with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. A discussion of existing applicable economic models, methods, and associated metrics follows. The book concludes with evaluation case studies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction: Why Evaluate Public Institutions....Pages 1-3
Public Policies toward Public Accountability....Pages 5-10
Economic Models Applicable to Institutional Evaluation....Pages 11-16
Performance Evaluation Metrics....Pages 17-21
Case Studies: An Overview....Pages 23-33
Optical Detector Calibration Program....Pages 35-46
Thermocouple Calibration Program....Pages 47-65
Software Error Compensation Research....Pages 67-79
Ceramic Phase Diagram Program....Pages 81-90
Alternative Refrigerant Research Program....Pages 91-102
Spectral Irradiance Standards....Pages 103-112
Printed Wiring Board Research Joint Venture....Pages 113-135
Flat Panel Display Joint Venture....Pages 137-152
Toward Best Practices in Performance Evaluation....Pages 153-157
Back Matter....Pages 159-167

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Public Accountability: Evaluating Technology-Based Institutions presents guidelines for evaluating the research performance of technology-based public institutions, and illustrates these guidelines through case studies conducted at one technology-based public institution, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The aim of this book is to demonstrate that a clear, more precise response to the question of performance accountability is possible through the systematic application of evaluation methods to document value.
The authors begin with a review of the legislative history of fiscal accountability beginning with the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, and ending with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. A discussion of existing applicable economic models, methods, and associated metrics follows. The book concludes with evaluation case studies.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction: Why Evaluate Public Institutions....Pages 1-3
Public Policies toward Public Accountability....Pages 5-10
Economic Models Applicable to Institutional Evaluation....Pages 11-16
Performance Evaluation Metrics....Pages 17-21
Case Studies: An Overview....Pages 23-33
Optical Detector Calibration Program....Pages 35-46
Thermocouple Calibration Program....Pages 47-65
Software Error Compensation Research....Pages 67-79
Ceramic Phase Diagram Program....Pages 81-90
Alternative Refrigerant Research Program....Pages 91-102
Spectral Irradiance Standards....Pages 103-112
Printed Wiring Board Research Joint Venture....Pages 113-135
Flat Panel Display Joint Venture....Pages 137-152
Toward Best Practices in Performance Evaluation....Pages 153-157
Back Matter....Pages 159-167
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