Strategic management and the performance of public organizations: Testing venerable ideas against recent theories

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 357-377

  Meier, Kenneth J ^a,c   O'Toole Jr , Laurence J ^b   Boyne, George A ^c   Walker, Richard M ^c,d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 34548154928     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mul017     Document Type: Article

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