a micro level to researchers. It is in this context, the objective of this paper is to suggest a benchmarking method …

benchmarking method in the context of sports. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses non‐financial performance measures that … sports and appropriate in relation to professional sports organizations' recruiting, attendance, and profit maximizing …

Purpose – The aim of the paper is to provide a framework for benchmarking firm performance (profitability) using panel …/methodology/approach – The authors apply the econometric techniques used in panel data to estimate profit functions, thereby enabling us to … compute measures of firm efficiencies which can subsequently be used as benchmarking tools. Findings – The results suggest …

Examines the practical experience of benchmarking in the UK local government sector during the period leading to the … control, benchmarking has been subsumed under the wider practice of performance measurement in the sector. A critical factor … benchmarking: benchmarking as a rigorous and challenging scrutiny of local government processes; and benchmarking as an instrument …

A theoretical model, which describes continuous improvement and benchmarking processes, was developed. The model was … benchmarking with respect to reducing costs, improving performance, minimising organizational change and assessing performance …

Reflects on a three‐year project examining the evolving nature of “best practice” benchmarking in UK …‐based organisations. The findings describe the current state of benchmarking and some of its advantages across a wide variety of public … and private sector organisations. Also investigates the disincentives to benchmarking activity experienced by practising …

Presents an illustrative example of a benchmarking exercise for non‐corporate R&D organizations. Drawing from a global … study of 60 R&D organizations from around the world, the benchmarking practice for identification of processes, practices … systems are functionally related to R&D‐industry linkage and therefore constitute the main body of the benchmarking exercise …

Presents the results of a study undertaken to investigate the status of benchmarking within the UK. Results from … is high. Presents evidence of the impact of benchmarking projects on performance improvement, and identifies the critical … factors for transfer of best practices between organizations. Results also reveal, however, that benchmarking may not be so …