The changing context of public leadership and management: Implications for roles and dynamics

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 327-339

  Pedersen, Dorthe ^a   Hartley, Jean ^b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Denmark; Governance; Leadership; Public sector organizations; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949209481     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550810880214     Document Type: Article

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