Research Article

APPLICATION OF BENCHMARKING IN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS: THE CASE OF NILUFER MUNICIPALITY

Volume: 3 Number: 1 June 30, 2017
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APPLICATION OF BENCHMARKING IN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS: THE CASE OF NILUFER MUNICIPALITY

Abstract

Benchmarking is a quality management process which provide the opportunity to businesses, institutions and organizations to develop selfexamining with best practices in the industry. As a driving force benchmarking bring change to managed and thus enabling continuous improvement and quality.  In the literature of business administration the notion of benchmarking would be defined as comparison of the services in the field of public management. In the local authorities, a process about feasibility of benchmarking consist four levels and nine steps was produced. This process was sustained through interviews with quality management agents in the municipality according to answer-question technique. At the end of the work, the municipality uses strategic benchmarking according to point of focus, functional benchmarking according to chosen partner since 2003. These works are functioned by including strategic planning process in quality management system.  

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Research Article

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June 30, 2017

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April 17, 2017

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Year 2017 Volume: 3 Number: 1

APA
Cetindere Filiz, A., & Duran, C. (2017). APPLICATION OF BENCHMARKING IN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS: THE CASE OF NILUFER MUNICIPALITY. PressAcademia Procedia, 3(1), 841-853. https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.664
AMA
1.Cetindere Filiz A, Duran C. APPLICATION OF BENCHMARKING IN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS: THE CASE OF NILUFER MUNICIPALITY. PAP. 2017;3(1):841-853. doi:10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.664
Chicago
Cetindere Filiz, Aysel, and Cengiz Duran. 2017. “APPLICATION OF BENCHMARKING IN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS: THE CASE OF NILUFER MUNICIPALITY”. PressAcademia Procedia 3 (1): 841-53. https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.664.
EndNote
Cetindere Filiz A, Duran C (June 1, 2017) APPLICATION OF BENCHMARKING IN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS: THE CASE OF NILUFER MUNICIPALITY. PressAcademia Procedia 3 1 841–853.
IEEE
[1]A. Cetindere Filiz and C. Duran, “APPLICATION OF BENCHMARKING IN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS: THE CASE OF NILUFER MUNICIPALITY”, PAP, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 841–853, June 2017, doi: 10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.664.
ISNAD
Cetindere Filiz, Aysel - Duran, Cengiz. “APPLICATION OF BENCHMARKING IN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS: THE CASE OF NILUFER MUNICIPALITY”. PressAcademia Procedia 3/1 (June 1, 2017): 841-853. https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.664.
JAMA
1.Cetindere Filiz A, Duran C. APPLICATION OF BENCHMARKING IN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS: THE CASE OF NILUFER MUNICIPALITY. PAP. 2017;3:841–853.
MLA
Cetindere Filiz, Aysel, and Cengiz Duran. “APPLICATION OF BENCHMARKING IN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS: THE CASE OF NILUFER MUNICIPALITY”. PressAcademia Procedia, vol. 3, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 841-53, doi:10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.664.
Vancouver
1.Aysel Cetindere Filiz, Cengiz Duran. APPLICATION OF BENCHMARKING IN LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS: THE CASE OF NILUFER MUNICIPALITY. PAP. 2017 Jun. 1;3(1):841-53. doi:10.17261/Pressacademia.2017.664

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