Managerial values in local government - Victoria, Australia

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 286-302

  Pullin, Len ^a   Haidar, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Contracts; Ethics; Local government; Management philosophy; Performance

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0042090538     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550310480042     Document Type: Article

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