Improving performance and fostering accountability in the public sector through system dynamics modelling: From an 'external' to an 'internal' perspective

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 361-384

  Bianchi, Carmine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accountability; Performance; Public sector; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; IMPROVING PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE DRIVERS; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANIZATION; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELLING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

SYSTEM THEORY;

EID: 77954907403     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.1038     Document Type: Article

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