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 …

put them at a competitive disadvantage. A key to accomplishing this goal is by benchmarking their performance against … other companies. Benchmarking can be expensive, time consuming, or problematic because detailed benchmarking requires … them, and discusses how it can be more broadly used. Finally, suggests ways that this type of benchmarking information can …

benchmarking employee benefits in companies providing professional services. The research addressed employee benefits in multi …‐owner accounting firms. Design/methodology/approach – Data from a survey of a large number of multi‐owner accounting firms (CPA firms …/implications – The survey was limited to accounting firms in the United States, so the findings may have limited value for researchers …

manufacturing, and benchmarking the performance of English Universities. … performance measurement system -- Simulating less-than-truckload terminal operations -- Benchmarking the performance of English …

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 …