Set Of Performance Evaluation Research Articles

RETRACTED: Optimizing the performance evaluation system of cadres in universities based on common values: A mixed study

The performance evaluation of cadres in universities, is of positive effect in promoting the team building of cadre groups and the development of higher education. From the perspective of new public governance, this paper employs qualitative-quantitative mixed methods to study how to optimize the theoretical and practical system of cadre evaluation in universities. According to the finding, this paper proposes a set of performance evaluation with three dimensions: value system, index system and operation system. This paper also puts forward some innovative methods and concepts, such as the logic of value construction, the scoring model based on covariant relationship, the construction of organizational culture based on co-governance, and the application of evaluation results based on double norms.

ANN-Based Control of a Multiboat Group for the Deployment of an Underwater Sensor Network

Underwater sensor networks (USNs) can be used for several types of commercial and noncommercial applications. However, some constraints resulting from the nature of aquatic environments severely limit their use. Due to constraints such as large propagation latency, low-bandwidth capacity, and short-distance communications, a large number of USN nodes are deployed to provide reliability in most applications. In this study, an unattended deployment approach based on the use of an autonomous boat group is proposed. A map of the deployment zone and optimal locations of USN nodes are fed into the onboard computers of the boat group. After processing these data and determining paths to be followed, the boat group deploys sensor nodes at predetermined locations. During the deployment, the boat group is controlled by an artificial neural network- (ANN-) based control system for reducing path errors. A set of performance evaluations is given to prove efficiency of the proposed control system. Performance results show that the boat group can successfully follow a predefined path set and deploy USN nodes. The tradeoffs between energy consumptions, end-to-end delay, and number of hops between underwater relay nodes of energy-efficient USN are also examined. The results indicate that increasing the number of hops reduces the total energy consumption and the end-to-end delay.

Lab Evaluation of French High Modulus Asphalt Mixture (EME2) and Preliminary Recommendation of its Application in China

This paper summaries the characteristic of French high modulus asphalt mixture (EME2), does a full set of performance evaluation through French test methods specified in LPC Bituminous Mixtures Design Guide and current test methods in China, and puts forward the preliminary recommendation of French high modulus asphalt mixture (EME2) application in China. It will provide technical reference to help to develop market of the French high modulus asphalt mixture (EME2) application in China and propose a new road building material for the construction of our highway.

COREMU

This paper presents the open-source COREMU, a scalable and portable parallel emulation framework that decouples the complexity of parallelizing full-system emulators from building a mature sequential one. The key observation is that CPU cores and devices in current (and likely future) multiprocessors are loosely-coupled and communicate through well-defined interfaces. Based on this observation, COREMU emulates multiple cores by creating multiple instances of existing sequential emulators, and uses a thin library layer to handle the inter-core and device communication and synchronization, to maintain a consistent view of system resources. COREMU also incorporates lightweight memory transactions, feedback-directed scheduling, lazy code invalidation and adaptive signal control to provide scalable performance. To make COREMU useful in practice, we also provide some preliminary tools and APIs that can help programmers to diagnose performance problems and (concurrency) bugs. A working prototype, which reuses the widely-used QEMU as the sequential emulator, is with only 2500 lines of code (LOCs) changes to QEMU. It currently supports x64 and ARM platforms, and can emulates up to 255 cores running commodity OSes with practical performance, while QEMU cannot scale above 32 cores. A set of performance evaluation against QEMU indicates that, COREMU has negligible uniprocessor emulation overhead, performs and scales significantly better than QEMU. We also show how COREMU could be used to diagnose performance problems and concurrency bugs of both OS kernel and parallel applications.

A micro rate gyroscope based on the SAW gyroscopic effect

We propose a micro rate gyroscope (MRG) based on the surface acoustic wave (SAW) gyroscopic effect for extremely high-shock military applications. We not only derived theoretically the SAW gyroscopic gain factor in a ST-cut quartz by introducing a wave velocity ratio and the perturbation method, but also verified this gain factor by experiment. The proposed SAWMRG, which consists of two delay-line oscillators, operates as a differential scheme. To estimate an inherent insertion loss, we adopted the equivalent circuit model in the design process of the delay line. The 9 × 9 mm2 SAWMRG was fabricated on a ST-cut quartz and loaded into a specially designed low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) package to ensure good RF characteristics. The center frequency and the insertion loss of the delay line are measured at 98.6 MHz and 15.2 dB, respectively. We evaluated the performance of the SAWMRG, using a rate table and stochastic noise analysis, revealing a sensitivity of 0.431 Hz deg−1 s−1 in the angular rates up to 2000 deg s−1 and a white noise of 0.55 deg s−1 Hz−1/2, respectively. Consequently the feasibility of the proposed SAWMRG was verified through a set of performance evaluations, confirming the theoretical predictions.

How Formal Performance Evaluation Affects Trust between Superior and Subordinate Managers

An important question in the control literature concerns the role of interpersonal trust in the design and functioning of formal control systems for collaborative settings. Although some studies regard trust and formal controls as independent phenomena, recently studies have explored how formal controls affect interpersonal trust. These studies provide mixed results, as they show both positive and negative effects of formal control on trust. This suggests that our understanding of the mechanisms through which, and the conditions under which, formal control affects trust is important, but still limited. In this paper we aim to enhance our understanding of this relationship by investigating the relationship between formal control and interpersonal trust for the collaborative setting of superiors and subordinates. We argue that subordinate's trust in the superior depends on the formality of the performance evaluation procedure, that this relationship is mediated by managerial perceptions of justice and feedback, and that these effects differ across managerial functions. We test our expectations using survey data from a sample of 160 managers in 11 commercial banks. Overall, we find that formal performance evaluation affects trust, and that this relationship is mediated by managerial perceptions of justice and feedback. Furthermore, we find that formality matters more for managers in functions with less contractible outputs. The paper contributes to the literature by providing empirical evidence on the antecedents of trust in a performance evaluation setting. Furthermore, it provides additional evidence of positive effects of controls on trust, yet shows that these positive effects are contingent on the exact managerial setting.

Common-Measures Bias in the Balanced Scorecard: Cognitive Effort and General Problem-Solving Ability

Lipe and Salterio (2000) found decision-makers role-playing as superiors in a performance evaluation setting placed 97 percent of criteria weight on information common to subordinates in making their judgments when evaluating performance using the Balanced Scorecard (BSC). Because theory underlying the BSC (Kaplan and Norton 1996, 2001) assumes all measures included are relevant for achieving organizational objectives, several subsequent studies have attempted to understand or alleviate this common-measures bias (e.g., Krumwiede et al. 2002; Banker et al. 2004; Libby et al. 2004; Roberts et al. 2004; Dilla and Steinbart 2005). This study is the first to directly test the effort-based explanation of the common-measures bias (Slovic and MacPhillamy 1974, Lipe and Salterio 2000). Additionally, this research investigates the role of participants' problem-solving ability on mitigating the common-measures bias. Results show strong support for the effect of problem-solving ability on increased measures usage, but not for the effort-based explanation. Superiors who relied more on common measures were less convinced subordinates should be evaluated with different measures and less convinced that subordinates' target markets were unique. These results raise important questions about the nature of common-measures bias.

Information Asymmetry Between Salesperson and Supervisor: Postulates from Agency and Social Exchange Theories

Sales employees generally do not share all of the performance information that they are privy to with their supervisors. This leads to information asymmetries that they can use for personal gain. This study examinee the antecedents and consequences of information asymmetry in a performance evaluation setting. A major feature of the study is the use of two theories—namely, agency theory and social exchange theory—for explaining the level of information asymmetry between salespeople and their supervisors. Empirical results indicate that social exchange theory is more useful in explaining the occurrence of information asymmetry. The study also examinee the dual role played by control systems in reducing asymmetry and promoting dysfunctional behaviors of salespeople.