Assessing the effectiveness of a performance evaluation system in the public health care sector: Some novel evidence from the Tuscany region experience

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-69

  Nuti, Sabina ^a   Seghieri, Chiara ^a   Vainieri, Milena ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Constructivist approach; Governance; Multidimensional performance evaluation system

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872676393     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10997-012-9218-5     Document Type: Article

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