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Does Fiscal Austerity Affect Political Decision-Makers’ Use and Perception of Performance Information?

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Does Fiscal Austerity Affect Political Decision-Makers’ Use and Perception of Performance Information? / Bjørnholt, Bente; Bækgaard, Martin; Houlberg, Kurt.
In: Public Performance and Management Review, Vol. 39, No. 3, 2016, p. 560-580.

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Harvard

Bjørnholt, B, Bækgaard, M & Houlberg, K 2016, 'Does Fiscal Austerity Affect Political Decision-Makers’ Use and Perception of Performance Information?', Public Performance and Management Review, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 560-580. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2015.1137766

APA

Bjørnholt, B., Bækgaard, M., & Houlberg, K. (2016). Does Fiscal Austerity Affect Political Decision-Makers’ Use and Perception of Performance Information? Public Performance and Management Review, 39(3), 560-580. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2015.1137766

CBE

Bjørnholt B, Bækgaard M, Houlberg K. 2016. Does Fiscal Austerity Affect Political Decision-Makers’ Use and Perception of Performance Information?. Public Performance and Management Review. 39(3):560-580. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2015.1137766

MLA

Bjørnholt, Bente, Martin Bækgaard and Kurt Houlberg. "Does Fiscal Austerity Affect Political Decision-Makers’ Use and Perception of Performance Information?". Public Performance and Management Review. 2016, 39(3). 560-580. https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2015.1137766

Vancouver

Bjørnholt B, Bækgaard M, Houlberg K. Does Fiscal Austerity Affect Political Decision-Makers’ Use and Perception of Performance Information? Public Performance and Management Review. 2016;39(3):560-580. doi: 10.1080/15309576.2015.1137766

Author

Bjørnholt, Bente ; Bækgaard, Martin ; Houlberg, Kurt. / Does Fiscal Austerity Affect Political Decision-Makers’ Use and Perception of Performance Information?. In: Public Performance and Management Review. 2016 ; Vol. 39, No. 3. pp. 560-580.

Bibtex

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