Service delivery reform within the Canadian public sector 1990-2002

Employee Relations

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-303

  Foley, Janice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Employee involvement; Empowerment; Public sector reform; Service improvements

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449143528     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450810866541     Document Type: Article

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