The disclosure of key performance indicators in the public sector: How Irish organizations are performing

Public Management Review

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 491-509

  Wall, Anthony ^a   Martin, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Key performance indicators; Non financial information; Open government; Public sector annual reports; Public sector organizations in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248061885     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1471903032000178554     Document Type: Article

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