Power, rationality and legitimacy in public organizations

Public Administration

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-34

  Gordon, Ray ^a   Kornberger, Martin ^b,c   Clegg, Stewart R ^b  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; RATIONALIZATION;

EID: 60149106876     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2008.01743.x     Document Type: Article

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