Ethics, values, and behaviours: Comparison of three case studies examining the paucity of leadership in government

Public Administration

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 477-508

  Kakabadse, Andrew ^a   Korac Kakabadse, Nada ^b   Kouzmin, Alexander ^c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEADERSHIP;

EID: 0141725643     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9299.00357     Document Type: Article

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