Evaluating the Effectiveness of Public Works Accreditation on Quality of Service  

Oleh:

Tzoumis, Kelly A. ; Delaney, Kathleen I.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Public Works Management & Policy vol. 3 no. 4 (Apr. 1999), page 331-343.
Fulltext: 331PWM34.pdf (49.64KB)

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Accreditation of public works departments is a new method of improving quality of service that incorporates best management practices. Using a self-administered survey of 166 public works employees, this study examines the effects of accreditation on the towns of Greeley, Colorado, and Schaumburg, Illinois, currently the only communities to have completed the accreditation process. Results from chisquare tests and correlation coefficients indicated that communication among employees and communication between management and staff are statistically significant factors in the quality of service provided by employees. The other important factor correlated with quality of service was job knowledge that comes from the accreditation process. Findings suggest that benefits from accreditation, such as increased communication and job knowledge, are not captured in traditional performance measures of public works departments. Conclusions suggest that although higher quality of service can be a reason to pursue accreditation, administrators should consider survey techniques to capture its benefits.

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