Managerial quality, administrative performance and trust in governance revisited: A follow-up study of causality

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 502-522

  Vigoda Gadot, Erran ^a   Yuval, Fany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Governance; Israel; Managers; Performance appraisal; Quality assessment; Trust

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0242539976     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550310500382     Document Type: Article

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