introduction: balanced scorecard (bsc) is regarded as one of the successful tools in performance measurement. however, it neither absolutely nor comparatively provides the weight of each perspective and indicators related to each perspective. in this study, we applied a fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (fahp) to weight the perspectives and bsc indicators in hospital. methods: this applied, de...

performance evaluation of different organizations, is considered as a very important issue in the present literature. among the organizations, insurance companies, as part of protective services and with compensating roles in the economy of each country, have been studied extensively. it is maintained that successful operation of these industries will motivate other industries as well. in order...

background performance evaluation is essential to quality improvement in healthcare. the current study has identified the potential pros and cons of external healthcare evaluation programs, utilizing them subsequently to look into the merits of a similar case in a developing country.   methods a mixed method study employing both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis techniqu...

the main objective of the present survey is to conduct a comparative analysis of the challenges of the performance evaluation system in two private and public sectors and their impact on effectiveness of human resources management practices. this survey was conducted using the field-descriptive method. the historical study method was used to collect theoretical subjects and the field study meth...

The housing unit (HU) method is the most commonly used method for making small-area population estimates in the United States. These estimates are used for a wide variety of budgeting, planning, and analytical purposes. Given their importance, periodic evaluations of their accuracy are essential. In this article, we evaluate the accuracy of a set of HU population estimates for counties and subc...

conclusions attempts should be made to enhance students’ nurse self-concept during their education. counseling, improving public respect for nurses, and implementing measures to enhance students’ professional self-concept are essential for improving their performance. results the mean and standard deviation of nurse self-concept and clinical performance scores were 5.46 ± 1.11 and 2.94 ± 1.45, ...

Artificial Intelligence planning is a key problem solving technology currently being used in a variety of applications including military campaigns, robot navigation, airplane scheduling, and human computer interaction. The generation of plans courses of actions to achieve desired goals or perform specific tasks is a costly process, however. Developing methods to systematically reduce the searc...

in the  present study, after investigating the theoretical bases and results of previous  researches and identifying the most important indicators and sub-indicators of human resource management affecting organizational performance, weighting and ranking the indicators were performed using the questionnaire (first) and applying the fuzzy ahp technique, in which the highest ranks were allocated ...

Despite calls for performance-oriented and evidence-based planning, the outcomes of land use and environmental plans are rarely monitored or assessed ex post facto (that is, post implementation). As a result, planners cannot know whether or why plans achieve their goals, or learn from the results of past interventions to improve planning practice. This evaluation gap is caused by a lack of meth...