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Patents and the Performance of Voluntary Standard Setting Organizations
This paper measures the technological significance of voluntary standard
setting organizations (SSOs) by examining citations to patents disclosed
in the standard setting process. We find that SSO patents are cited far
more frequently than a set of control patents, and that SSO patents
receive citations for a much longer period of time. Furthermore, we find
a significant correlation between citation and the disclosure of a
patent to an SSO, which may imply a marginal impact of disclosure. These
results provide the first empirical look at patents disclosed to SSOs,
and show that these organizations not only select important
technologies, but may also play a role in establishing their significance
Patents and the Performance of Voluntary Standard Setting Organizations
This paper measures the technological significance of voluntary standard
setting organizations (SSOs) by examining citations to patents disclosed
in the standard setting process. We find that SSO patents are cited far
more frequently than a set of control patents, and that SSO patents
receive citations for a much longer period of time. Furthermore, we find
a significant correlation between citation and the disclosure of a
patent to an SSO, which may imply a marginal impact of disclosure. These
results provide the first empirical look at patents disclosed to SSOs,
and show that these organizations not only select important
technologies, but may also play a role in establishing their significance
Police performance measurement: an annotated bibliography
This study provides information to assist those involved in performance measurement in police organisations. The strategies used to identify the literature are described. Thematic sections cover; general overviews; methodological issues; performance management in other industries; national, international and cross-national studies; frameworks (e.g. Compstat; the Balanced Scorecard); criticisms (particularly unintended consequences); crime-specific measures; practitioner guides; performance evaluation of individual staff; police department plans and evaluations; annotated bibliographies in related areas, and; other literature. Our discussion offers two conclusions: the measures best aligned with performance are typically more expensive, while most operational data should only provide contextual information; the philosophy of open governance should be pursued to promote transparency, accountability and communication to improve police performance
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