The construction industry has been one of the most affected economic sectors by the 2008 financial crisis in many countries. As profitability of this business was seriously damaged, monitoring closely the evolution of the sector is important in order to improve the performance and revive the industry.
It turned into a clear sentiment in the last years, especially since measuring performance in any economy field became a souring concern both for managers and workforce, that education, as part of a living and healthy economy, needs to develop its own measuring and evaluation standards.
The UK offshore oil and gas industry is regulated by the Offshore Division (OSD) of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) of the United Kingdom. The regulator has emphasized the importance of the industry’s safety performance based on health and safety issues and activities that drive or affect industry performance.
Wolseley is the world’s largest distributor of plumbing and heating products to professional contractors. It is also a leading supplier of building materials to the professional market. The company is principally engaged in the distribution of plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment and building materials. Wolseley operates through six reportable business segments, namely, the US, Canada, the UK, Nordic, France and Central and Eastern Europe.
The Adecco Group the largest provider of Human Resources (HR) solutions in the world. As one of the world’s leading providers of HR solutions, Adecco operates in over 60 countries and territories, they offer all types of HR services to over 100,000 clients and every day around 32,000 Adecco employees worldwide work with close to 700,000 associates on assignment at client locations.
In March this year, Adecco released the Annual Report 2012, providing insight in the company’s performance management approach.