The new public management and managerial roles: The case of the police sergeant

British Journal of Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 329-341

  Butterfield, Reginald ^a,d   Edwards, Christine ^b   Woodall, Jean ^c,e  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Management Resource Centre (MRC)   (Austria)

^e Deparment of Human Resource Development   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 29144503216     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2005.00466.x     Document Type: Article

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