英文摘要 |
The approach to museum management based on performance measures was introduced to Taiwan years ago. How it has been implemented thus far has attracted little attention from the government and the academia. Are performance measures doing any good to the management of Taiwan's public museums? Have such measures helped the museums better realize their underlying philosophies and attain their goals? As an attempt to answer these questions, this research paper is designed to examine the development of performance measures as practiced in museums of other countries, and to learn from their experiences in significant targets and standards for performance-oriented management, in hopes that applicable examples may be identified for the public museums in Taiwan. An examination of existing literature shows that the museum administrators in Taiwan may just have much to learn from their counterparts in other countries on preserving the equilibrium between the integration of business management practices and the upkeep of due respect for museum professionalism. On the other hand the improvements in Taiwan's museums when governed by the principles of performance-oriented management are most evident in the area of general administration. However, the issues of paying too much emphasis on quantification and changing management performance in the professional aspects of museum work (such as the definition of the museum's personality, missions, and orientation of development) are yet to be addressed. It is therefore suggested that a nonpartisan evaluation scheme, or an impartial review framework can be set up to deal with the effective implementation of the performance-oriented management model. |