A PLEA FOR DIALOGUE DRIVEN PERFORMANCE-BASED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: EVIDENCE FROM THE DUTCH PUBLIC SECTOR

Financial Accountability and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 405-423

  De Bruijn, Hans ^a   Van Helden, G Jan ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 67650513718     PISSN: 02674424     EISSN: 14680408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0408.2006.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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