The human side of managing for results

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 270-286

  Burke, Brendan F ^a,c   Costello, Bernadette C ^b  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bridgewater (Massachusetts) State College   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Organizational culture; Performance measurement; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944575388     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074005276349     Document Type: Review

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