Performance management and public sector reform: The Norwegian Hospital Reform

International Public Management Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-139

  Christensen, Tom ^a   Lægreid, Per ^b   Stigen, Inger Marie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL RESEARCH   (Norway)

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EID: 44649165544     PISSN: 10967494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10967490600766987     Document Type: Article

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