这是历史上一个有关绩效考核的著名例证。18世纪末期,英国政府决定把犯了罪的英国人统统发配到澳洲去。一些私人船主承包从英国往澳洲大规模地运送犯人的工作。英国政府实行的办法是以上船的犯人数支付船主费用。当时那些运送犯人的船只大多是 This is a famous example of performance appraisal in history. In the late 18th century, the British government decided to send all the sinful British to Australia. Some private shipowners contracted to mass deliver prisoners from Britain to Australia. The British government implemented a method of paying the owner’s fee based on the number of prisoners on board. At that time, most of the ships transporting prisoners were