In the eye of the storm: Civil servants and managers in the UK department of health

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-192

  Jarman, Holly ^a   Greer, Scott L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil Service; Managers; Public servants; UK Department of Health

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SERVICE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC SERVICE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77951147206     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2009.00707.x     Document Type: Article

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