The 3E methodology for developing performance indicators for public sector organizations

Public Money and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 305-312

  Liu, W B ^a   Cheng, Z L ^b   Mingers, J ^a   Qi, L ^a   Meng, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 77955404836     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2010.509180     Document Type: Article

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