International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management: Volume 58 Issue 8

The UK productivity gap in the service sector: do management practices matter?

This paper aims to contribute to the debate on the drivers of the productivity gap that exists between the UK and its major international competitors.

Healthcare capacity measurement

The purpose of this paper is to present findings from an action research intervention in the outpatient department of a National Health Service (NHS) Hospital. It investigates the…

Measuring and comparing the performance of Portuguese secondary schools: A confrontation between metric and practice benchmarking

This paper aims to discuss methods for measuring and comparing the performance of Portuguese schools, confronting metric and practice benchmarking exercises.

The interrelations of decision‐making rationales around BSC adoptions in Finnish municipalities

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the interrelations of the decision‐making rationales around accounting performance measurement (PM) adoptions in Finnish municipalities…

Lean can be a survival strategy during recessionary times

The purpose of this paper is to discuss a survival strategy for industry in recessionary time by means of lean principles and philosophies.

Climate change reduces productivity

Well, what a surprise!

1Canada gets a B grade

Diary of events

New Zealand is pulling its socks up

The house price crash was a productivity problem

Editorial

Challenges ahead to feed growing populations