Explaining the Use of Performance Information by Public Managers: A Planned-Behavior Approach

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 201-215

  Kroll, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

information and communication technology; organizational behavior psychology; performance measurement management analysis; public management issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922928172     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: 15523357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074013486180     Document Type: Article

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