Public management and organizational performance: An agenda for research

Public Service Performance: Perspectives on Measurement and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 295-311

  Boyne, George A ^a   Meier, Kenneth J ^a,b   O’Toole, Laurence J ^c,d   Walker, Richard M ^e,f  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 77952812477     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511488511.016     Document Type: Chapter

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