Empowerment in an executive agency? A grass-roots assessment of strategic intent

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 11, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 494-508

  Mabey, Christopher ^a   Skinner, Denise ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civil Service; Public sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 11544257353     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513559810246381     Document Type: Article

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