Road safety management by objectives: A critical analysis of the Norwegian approach

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1115-1122

  Elvik, Rune ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Management by objectives; Policy analysis; Quantified targets; Road safety

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; STANDARDS;

POLICY ANALYSIS; QUANTIFIED TARGETS; ROAD SAFETY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; NORWAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; NORWAY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 42749095399     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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