Do Government Bureaucrats Make Effective Use of Performance Management Information?

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 363-393

  Heinrich, Carolyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0012188855     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024415     Document Type: Article

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