External Pressures and Internal Dynamics in the Institutionalization of Performance-Based Budgeting: An Endless Process?

Public Performance and Management Review

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 224-252

  Mauro, Sara Giovanna ^a   Cinquini, Lino ^a   Grossi, Giuseppe ^b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

central government; institutional theory; Italy; performance based budgeting; practice variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042227496     PISSN: 15309576     EISSN: 15579271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15309576.2018.1431137     Document Type: Article

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