@article{HammerschmidvandeWalleStimac, author = {Hammerschmid, Gerhard and van de Walle, Steven and Stimac, Vid}, title = {Internal and external use of performance information in public organizations: results from an international survey}, series = {Public Money \& Management}, volume = {33}, journal = {Public Money \& Management}, number = {4}, publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}, address = {London [u.a.]}, doi = {10.1080/09540962.2013.799803}, pages = {261 -- 268}, abstract = {This paper analyses how public managers use performance information. A sample of over 3,100 high-level public sector executives from six European countries, provided evidence of significant country variations. Considerable variations were also found in patterns of use in different policy fields; and performance indicators were not used as often in central government as in local and regional government. Implementation of performance management instruments in an organization had a strong effect on the actual use of performance information.}, language = {en} }