Testing how management matters in an era of government by performance management

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 421-439

  Moynihan, Donald P ^a   Pandey, Sanjay K ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 25144435598     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mui016     Document Type: Review

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