Does training matter? Evidence from performance management reforms

Public Administration Review

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 411-420

  Kroll, Alexander ^a   Moynihan, Donald P ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84928302518     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/puar.12331     Document Type: Article

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