The developing environment for strategy formation in the smaller local authority

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 366-379

  Dereli, Cynthia Dereli ^a  

^a EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; England; Local government; Performance appraisal; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CORPORATE STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547106855     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550710772495     Document Type: Article

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