Exploring the linkage between ministerial leadership and performance in Korea

Administration and Society

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 667-690

  Jung, Kwangho ^a   Moon, M Jae ^b   Sung Deuk Hahm, ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korean bureaucracy; Ministerial leadership; Performance; President

Indexed keywords

EID: 53149138255     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: 15523039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399708323135     Document Type: Article

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