Growing organizational challenges for the us forest service: Results of a longitudinal study in a period of major environmental change

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 77-85

  Brown, Greg ^a   Squirrell, Trevor G ^b   Harris, Charles C ^c  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest service; Morale; Organizational change; Paradigm

Indexed keywords

AGENCY EMPLOYEES; EMPLOYEE MORALE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST SERVICE; KEY MANAGEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; ONGOING CHANGES; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES; RESOURCE BUDGET; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SURVEY RESEARCH; TECHNICAL EXPERTISE; US FOREST SERVICE;

JOB SATISFACTION; MANAGEMENT; TIMBER;

FORESTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FIRE MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PARADIGM SHIFT; PERCEPTION; RESEARCH WORK; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

BUDGETING; FORESTRY; FORESTS; MANAGEMENT; MORALE; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SERVICES; USA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949294296     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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