The Obama performance approach: A midterm snapshot

Public Performance and Management Review

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 133-148

  Kamensky, John M ^a  

^a IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

collaboration; governance; GPRA; Obama; performance; strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857681635     PISSN: 15309576     EISSN: 15579271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PMR1530-9576350107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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