Using data to manage for performance at public universities

Public Administration Review

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 260-272

  Rabovsky, Thomas M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84896398359     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/puar.12185     Document Type: Article

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