Privatisation in a developing country: Insights from the Gambia

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 250-265

  Forster, Thomas Hamilton ^a   Mouly, V Suchitra ^a  

^a University of Auckland ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Organizational change; Privatization; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644583035     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810610648942     Document Type: Article

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