Goal setting and performance management in the public sector

International Public Management Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-403

  Latham, Gary P ^a   Borgogni, Laura ^b   Petitta, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 57049122960     PISSN: 10967494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10967490802491087     Document Type: Article

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