Public Management and Organizational Performance: The Effect of Managerial Quality

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 629-643

  Meier, Kenneth J ^a   O'Toole, Laurence J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0141907821     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.10078     Document Type: Article

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