Vertical strategic alignment and public service performance

Public Administration

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-98

  Andrews, Rhys ^a   Boyne, George A ^a   Meier, Kenneth J ^b   O'Toole, Laurence J ^c   Walker, Richard M ^d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC SERVICE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 84858701517     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.01938.x     Document Type: Article

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