Performance assessment and benchmarking in the public sector: An example from New Zealand

Benchmarking

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 482-492

  Wynn Williams, K L H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; New Zealand; Performance management systems; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 25144519652     PISSN: 14635771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14635770510619393     Document Type: Review

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