Trust in public-sector senior management

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 76-92

  Albrecht, Simon ^a   Travaglione, Anthony ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Change cynicism; Commitment; Organizational support; Procedural fairness; Public sector senior management; Trust

Indexed keywords

LABOR RELATIONS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 0344825879     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190210158529     Document Type: Article

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