Public management by numbers as a performance-enhancing drug: Two hypotheses

Public Administration Review

Volumn 72, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages S85-S92

  Hood, Christopher ^a  

^a ALL SOULS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84873455608     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2012.02634.x     Document Type: Article

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