Managerial goals in a performance-driven system: Theory and empirical tests in higher education

Public Administration

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-33

  Rutherford, Amanda ^a   Meier, Kenneth J ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HIGHER EDUCATION; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 84924275977     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/padm.12124     Document Type: Article

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