The likely impacts of target setting and performance rewards in local transport

Transport Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 59-67

  Marsden, Greg ^a   Kelly, Charlotte ^a   Nellthorp, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Funding; Game theory; Incentives; Performance; Targets

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INCENTIVE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TARGETING; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349195984     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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