Letting and making managers manage: The effect of control systems on management action in New Zealand's central government

International Public Management Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-89

  Norman, Richard ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0012503161     PISSN: 10967494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-7494(01)00043-5     Document Type: Article

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