ABSTRACT

Performance measurement: The use of statistical evidence to determine progress toward specifically defined organizational objectives, goals, or standards.

Quality: Meeting customer needs. Responsibility: Accountability for obtainment of an objective through

the utilization of resources and adherence to policies. Span of control: The number of subordinates that can be effectively

managed. Variable: A continuous or discrete measurable factor, characteristic, or

attribute of an item, process, or system; some factor that might be expected to vary over time or between objects.