External and Internal Consistency of User Evaluations

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 918-925

  Vásquez, William F ^a   Trudeau, Jennifer ^b  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer satisfaction; evaluation validity; Nicaragua; user evaluation; water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858009895     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2011.616989     Document Type: Article

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