Pay for performance: can the analytic hierarchy process hasten the day in the public sector?

Abstract In this paper we examine the suitability of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in performance monitoring systems at the state and local levels of government. We find the AHP to be a suitable technique for eliciting weights for developing overall performance scores for public agencies and think it would be useful for tying funding levels to performance levels.

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