Securing institutional legitimacy or organizational effectiveness? A case examining the impact of public sector reform initiatives in an Australian local authority

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 367-382

  Hoque, Zahirul ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Local government; Pubic sector organizations; Public sector accounting; Public sector reform

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20444505223     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550510599274     Document Type: Article

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