Does privatization create a 'new breed' of managers? A study of the UK railway industry

Human Relations

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-111

  Pendleton, Andrew ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Management characteristics; Privatization; Railways

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037251205     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726703056001451     Document Type: Article

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