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Table 1

Managerial Purposes to be Evaluated in Performance Measurement

Managerial Purposes	Description
Evaluate	How effective is my government organization?
Control	How can I be certain that my employees are performing genuinely?
Budget	On what programs, people, or projects should my agency spend the public’s money?
Motivate	How can I inspire frontline employees, middle managers, partners from the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, stakeholders, and citizens to take the actions required to boost performance?
Promote	How can I persuade my political superiors, lawmakers, constituents, stakeholders, media, and the general public that my agency is doing a good job?
Celebrate	What successes deserve the crucial corporate tradition of success celebration?
Learn	Why does something work or not work?
Improve	What precisely needs to change for performance to improve?

Managerial Purposes	Description
Evaluate	How effective is my government organization?
Control	How can I be certain that my employees are performing genuinely?
Budget	On what programs, people, or projects should my agency spend the public’s money?
Motivate	How can I inspire frontline employees, middle managers, partners from the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, stakeholders, and citizens to take the actions required to boost performance?
Promote	How can I persuade my political superiors, lawmakers, constituents, stakeholders, media, and the general public that my agency is doing a good job?
Celebrate	What successes deserve the crucial corporate tradition of success celebration?
Learn	Why does something work or not work?
Improve	What precisely needs to change for performance to improve?

Source: Behn (2003)