Extending time -extended benefits using longitudinal research in public management evaluation

Public Management Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 309-320

  Wond, Tracey ^a   Macaulay, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Teesside   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Interpretivism; Longitudinal research; Methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952011438     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2010.536059     Document Type: Article

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