The importance of subjective data for public agency performance evaluation

Public Administration Review

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1101-1111

  Shingler, John ^a   Van Loon, Mollie E ^a   Alter, Theodore R ^a   Bridger, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54049122595     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2008.00958.x     Document Type: Review

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