The selection of management consultants: How are governments dealing with this difficult decision? An exploratory study

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-54

  Corcoran, Jan ^a   McLean, Fiona ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Civil Service; Decision making; Management consultants; Marketing research; Procurement; United kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005539502     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513559810199889     Document Type: Article

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