Does performance management lead to better outcomes? Evidence from the U.S. public transit industry

Public Administration Review

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 625-636

  Poister, Theodore H ^a   Pasha, Obed Q ^a   Edwards, Lauren Hamilton ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84880036134     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/puar.12076     Document Type: Article

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