A diagnosis of leadership effectiveness in the Irish public sector

Public Management Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 327-351

  Wallis, Joe ^a   McLoughlin, Linda ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Competency frameworks; Feedback instruments; Leadership effectiveness; Modernization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548634654     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14719030701425670     Document Type: Article

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