The new public management and the UK police service: The role of the police sergeant in the implementation of performance management

Public Management Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 395-415

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

^a Management Resource Centre   (Australia)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

New public management; Performance management; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248050820     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1471903042000256556     Document Type: Article

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