Performance in Public Organizations: Clarifying the Conceptual Space

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Performance in Public Organizations: Clarifying the Conceptual Space. / Andersen, Lotte Bøgh; Boesen, Andreas; Pedersen, Lene Holm.

In: Public Administration Review, Vol. 76, No. 6, 01.11.2016, p. 852-862.

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Harvard

Andersen, LB, Boesen, A & Pedersen, LH 2016, 'Performance in Public Organizations: Clarifying the Conceptual Space', Public Administration Review, vol. 76, no. 6, pp. 852-862. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12578

APA

Andersen, L. B., Boesen, A., & Pedersen, L. H. (2016). Performance in Public Organizations: Clarifying the Conceptual Space. Public Administration Review, 76(6), 852-862. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12578

Vancouver

Andersen LB, Boesen A, Pedersen LH. Performance in Public Organizations: Clarifying the Conceptual Space. Public Administration Review. 2016 Nov 1;76(6):852-862. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12578

Author

Andersen, Lotte Bøgh ; Boesen, Andreas ; Pedersen, Lene Holm. / Performance in Public Organizations: Clarifying the Conceptual Space. In: Public Administration Review. 2016 ; Vol. 76, No. 6. pp. 852-862.

Bibtex

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