0 how well a person, machine, etc. does a piece of work or an activity: --
1 the action of entertaining other people by dancing, singing, acting, or playing music: --
3 how successful an investment, company, etc. is and how much profit it makes: --
The business value model should include high-level performance measures such as profitability, market growth, etc.
boost/improve/measure performance The board is under pressure to improve performance following a profits warning in January.
business/economic/financial performance Financial performance was below expectations and we are working on improvements.
bad/disappointing/poor performance The retailer said it would restructure operations to cut costs after its disappointing performance of the past year.
good/solid/strong performance Last year saw a strong performance from the high-street retailer.
The Fund's past performance does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future.
The different methods give the different performances under different conditions.
The specific issue concerning women's participation in polyphonic performances will be returned to later.
Although predominantly mentioned with respect to academic work, there were also mentions of positive feedback received from first performances.
Final-year students are involved in the assessment of first- and second-year performances.
The nature of the feedback given to these performances is also critically important.
In attempting this, ritual performances are most effective due to their formalised character.
Artefacts that do not have the qualities required for the performances of the commemorative ceremonies have much less chance of being preserved, promoted, and studied.
Thus, as one would expect, performances were generally poorest in the poor encoders.
