A comparative analysis of performance management systems: The cases of sicily and North Carolina

Public Performance and Management Review

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 509-526

  Bianchi, Carmine ^a   Rivenbark, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

case study analysis; infrastructure; leadership; legislation; performance management; regional government

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864957481     PISSN: 15309576     EISSN: 15579271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PMR1530-9576350307     Document Type: Conference Paper

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