Performance information use in public administration: an exploratory study of determinants and effects

Journal of Management and Governance

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 963-991

  Cepiku, Denita ^a   Hinna, Alessandro ^a   Scarozza, Danila ^a   Savignon, Andrea Bonomi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Effectiveness of use; Implementation gap; Performance management; Performance measurement; Performance use; Public management

Indexed keywords

EID: 85003956447     PISSN: 13853457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10997-016-9371-3     Document Type: Article

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