Meanings of measurement. The real story behind the Rotterdam Safety Index

Public Management Review

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 221-239

  Noordegraaf, Mirko ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Management by measurement; Performance measurement; Reform; Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 41449111659     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719030801928672     Document Type: Article

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