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Balanced scorecard as a learning and management tool in municipal service units (TASKU)

Research Project of the Center of Administrative Sciences at the University of Tampere -  KARTUKE – TASKU 2002-2005

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KARTUKE - Research and development programme on the performance of municipal services

 

The research and development programme on the performance of municipal services was launched on the basis of the performance project of the federation of municipalities of the Center for Occupational Safety and the recommendation of the Commission for Local Authority Employers. The aim of the project was to produce information on performance evaluation for the use of municipalities, federations of municipalities and regional co-operation in developing of evaluation.

The KARTUKE network consisted of research municipalities, developing municipalities and specialists of the field. The programme was a part of the National Productivity Programme led by the Local Public Sector Group of the Center for Occupational Safety. The main occupational organizations of the local public sector were also represented. The programme was financed by the Finnish Work Environment Fund and the municipalities and federations of municipalities participating in the programme.

>> Abstracts in English

The municipalities and federations of municipalities that participated in the programme:

City of Helsinki
City of Kotka
Municipality of Loppi
Hospital District of South-Ostrobothnia
Seinäjoki Polytechnic (Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences) / Health Care and Social Services
Health Services of the Seinäjoki Area
City of Tampere

The research project was carried out by:

Professor of Administrative Science, director of the research project Ismo Lumijärvi, ismo.lumijarvi@uta.fi
Professor of Municipal Economy Pentti Meklin, pentti.meklin@uta.fi
Researcher Päivi Huotari, paivi.m.huotari@uta.fi
Researcher Kirsi Ratilainen, kirsi.h.ratilainen@uta.fi
Researcher Leena Silvennoinen-Nuora, leena.silvennoinen-nuora@uta.fi
Researcher Maarit Sihvonen, maarit.sihvonen@uta.fi

The research project of the programme was carried out as a network research by four universities:

University of Joensuu
University of Kuopio
University of Lapland
University of Tampere 

More information:

>> Commission for Local Authority Employers

>> The Center for Occupational Safety

The Programme was supported by:

The Finnish Work Environment Fund

 

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