... extracted from diverse articles, a general model is woven, linking rationalistic principles such as efficiency, productivity and accountability with various formats of reforms. Specific objectives include cost‐reduction, higher rate of social return, more reliable and comparable outcome assessment...

...Malcolm Abbott; Chris Doucouliagos The former colleges of advanced education were an important component of the higher education sector in Australia. Uses the Malmquist total factor productivity index to investigate the efficiency and productivity of Australian colleges of advanced education during...

... Academic staff Australia Health Productivity Stress Universities Stress was defined several decades ago by Selye as “the nonspecific response of the body to any demand”[ 1 , p. 14]. Because these “responses” include endocrinal as well as psychological and physical reactivity to demands...