Measuring fire service performance: A comparative study

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-179

  Carvalho, J ^a   Fernandes, M ^b   Lambert, V ^c   Lapsley, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Politcnico do Cvado e do Ave   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fire services; Performance measures; Portugal; Public administration; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; SERVICE SECTOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745860424     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550610650428     Document Type: Article

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