Marching to different drummers? The performance effects of alignment between political and managerial perceptions of performance management

Public Administration Review

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 833-844

  Walker, Richard M ^a   Jung, Chan Su ^a   Boyne, George A ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84887823372     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/puar.12131     Document Type: Article

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