The appliance of science? New public management and strategic change

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-141

  Boden, Rebecca ^a   Cox, Deborah ^b   Nedeva, Maria ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED SCIENCE; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 33646710439     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537320600623941     Document Type: Article

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