Public management, context, and performance: In quest of a more general theory

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 237-256

  O'Toole, Laurence J ^a   Meier, Kenneth J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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EID: 84922485936     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/muu011     Document Type: Article

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