Key Performance Indicators in Local Government in Poland
- Magdalena Kowalczyk
- Feb 2019
- Wroclaw University of Economics
- International
One of the basic accusations against public finance units, including local governments, is the lack of economic efficiency and relations of the expenditures and outcomes. Just like in the case of commercial entities, local governments put more emphasis on the possibility to present the effectiveness of their operations not only by means of financial indicators. The study constitutes an attempt to demonstrate the possibilities and benefits of introducing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) reporting in lg. According to research results, the use of KPIs in order to report on the achieved outcomes in different fields of activities is fully reasonable in terms of local governments. The elaboration of a set of common KPI for all units shall facilitate the comparison of achieved results both in time and space. The study presents opportunities of using KPIs in the Polish local governments in order to prepare reports.
