Change at the top: Connecting political and managerial transitions with performance

Connecting Knowledge and Performance in Public Services: From Knowing to Doing

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 128-144

  Boyne, George ^a   James, Oliver ^b   John, Peter ^c   Petrovsky, Nicolai ^d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 84926114102     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511762000.008     Document Type: Chapter

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