The dog that didn't bark: How public managers handle environmental shocks

Public Administration

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 485-502

  Meier, Kenneth J ^a,b   O'Toole Jr , Laurenc J ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET DEFICIT; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 68349144558     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2009.01773.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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