Performance Measurement and Evaluation Vc1

Synopsis

A course video in two parts: 1) Czech Mates? (producer Jan Bright, 24 min) - features a manufacturer of chocolates and biscuits based in Prague. The key theme is the development of appropriate approaches to performance measurement for a market economy. With the changes in Eastern Europe has come the growth of the so-called free market. Cokoladovny was the largest manufacturer on old Czechoslovakia, producing a wide range of chocolates and biscuits. The programme looks at how it acquired three Western partners: Nestlé (the Swiss chocolate manufacturer), BSN (the French biscuit manufacturer) and the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development. Assessing the value and real performance of the company in unfamiliar (to the West) conditions forms part of the story, as does the company’s own moves towards meeting the requirements of its new partners; 2) Working It Out - looks at performance evaluation in local government.

Series

Performance Measurement and Evaluation, Course B889

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. ? min.

Year of production

1993

Availability

Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1995 sale: £200.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Business studies

Keywords

management practices; public services

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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