Reforming government agencies internationally: Is there a role for the Balanced Scorecard?

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1125-1145

  Holmes, Jennifer S ^a   Amin Gutiérrezde Piñeres, Sheila ^a   Douglas Kiel, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Balanced Scorecard; Development; Organizational development; Public agencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748477500     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690600854803     Document Type: Article

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