Toxic politics, organizational change, and the "greening" of the U.S. military: Toward a polity-centered perspective

Administration and Society

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 409-446

  Durant, Robert F ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil military relations; Defense policy; Environmental policy; Organizational change; U.S. military

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247270176     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: 15523039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399707300516     Document Type: Review

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