Government Performance Measurement: Indicators Design and Mode Construction

Government performance indicators guide, regulate the behavior of the evaluation objects, and determine the performance of evaluation activities. According to the government performance evaluation practices and researches home and abroad, the current study based on logic model demonstrates that performance indicators could be derived from the causality path from the government obtaining resources to providing services. Various points on the path would generate indicator responding to stockholder′s satisfaction, key issue resolution and organizational managerial status. The performance indicator system would be formed by different combinations of the indicators, the combination of all the three aspects is recommended for realizing multiple goals but also enhancing the integration of performance measurement and strategic management of the local government.