Budgetary participation and performance: Some Malaysian evidence

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 658-673

  Yahya, Mohd Nor ^a   Ahmad, Nik Nazli Nik ^b   Fatima, Abdul Hamid ^b  

^a Ministry of Defence   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Budgetary control; Malaysia; Management effectiveness; Organizational effectiveness; Perception; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249120037     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550810896523     Document Type: Article

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