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    <title>Benchmarking in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors: Best Practices for Achieving Performance Breakthroughs</title>
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    <title>Benchmarking for best practices in the public sector</title>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Keehley, Patricia.</namePart>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Abercrombie, Neil N.</namePart>
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    <place>
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    <publisher>Jossey-Bass</publisher>
    <dateIssued>c2008</dateIssued>
    <dateIssued encoding="marc">2008</dateIssued>
    <edition>2nd ed</edition>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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  <language>
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    <extent>xiv, 241 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.</extent>
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  <tableOfContents>PART ONE: WELCOME TO BENCHMARKING -- Foundations of Benchmarking -- Benchmarking and Performance Measures -- PART TWO: BENCHMARKING METHODS -- Preparing for Benchmarking -- The Traditional Benchmarking Method -- The Solution-Driven Benchmarking Method -- PART THREE: BENCHMARKING IN SECTORS -- Benchmarking in State and Local Governments -- Benchmarking in Nonprofits -- Benchmarking in the International Community -- PART FOUR: BENCHMARKING AND ACCOUNTABILITY -- Benchmarking for Improving Accountability -- Benchmarking and Performing an Audit -- Conclusion</tableOfContents>
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  <note type="statement of responsibility">by Patricia Keehley, Neil Abercrombie</note>
  <note>Rev. ed. of: Benchmarking for best practices in the public sector : achieving performance breakthroughs in federal,  state, and local agencies / Patricia Keehley ... [et al.]. 1997</note>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Total quality management in government</topic>
    <geographic>United States</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Benchmarking (Management)</topic>
    <geographic>United States</geographic>
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  <identifier type="isbn">0787998311</identifier>
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