Performance management and organizational learning: Matching processes to cultures in the UK and Chinese services

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 251-268

  Rubienska, Annie ^a   Bovaird, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SERVICE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LEARNING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

CHINA;

EID: 0032766602     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852399652009     Document Type: Article

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