@article{Peterson:310698,
      recid = {310698},
      author = {Peterson, Warren and Gijsbers, Govert and Wilks, Michèle},
      title = {An Organizational Performance Assessment System for  Agricultural Research Organizations: Concepts, Methods, and  Procedures},
      address = {2003-06-01},
      number = {2126-2021-1308},
      pages = {81},
      month = {Jun},
      year = {2003},
      abstract = {The ability to assess and demonstrate organizational  performance (the ability of an organization to use its  resources efficiently and to produce outputs that are  consistent with its objectives and relevant for its users)  is a key issue in many agricultural research organizations.  This Research Management Guideline introduces to an  audience of research managers and research institute staff  the main concepts underlying performance evaluation of  organizations, and the methods and procedures for  implementing the Organizational Performance Assessment  System (OPAS) for agricultural research organizations. OPAS  has been developed and refined over the years by the ISNAR  in close collaboration with national agricultural research  partners in developing countries. A rapid and  cost-effective method, OPAS represents a shift in  perspective from an externally driven evaluation of  programs or projects, often done for the benefit of  outsiders, to an internally driven assessment, aimed at  improving performance and accountability. The OPAS  evaluates performance at two levels: it reviews the  productivity of organizational outputs, and it addresses  crucial internal management issues that affect performance.  Output assessment and management assessment are the focus  of this publication.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/310698},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.310698},
}