“…In particular, A-PGTs come about when private sector MTs are introduced hastily to public institutions with little or no justification. Indeed, a growing number of researchers are looking at the tensions associated with the implementation of reform projects aimed at introducing management instruments within public organisations (Dahmani, 2015) and at the reaction of PMs (Alcaras et al, 2014). Examples include the issues arising from the design and implementation of performance management indicators (PMIs), their complexity, and their inconsistency with the purpose and object they are supposed to measure or the objectives they are supposed to monitor (Benzerafa et al., 2011; Bohte and Meier, 2000; Matelly and Mouhanna, 2007; Speers, 2004).…”