Strategy and strategic decision-making in the smaller local authority

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 250-260

  Dereli, Cynthia ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Local government; Partnering; Public sector; Strategy

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0041589502     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550310480024     Document Type: Article

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