Reforming the staffing process in the European Union institutions: Moving the sacred cow out of the road

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-24

  Ban, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Administrative reform; EU competition; EU concours; EU hiring; International organization management

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; EUROPEAN UNION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; POLICY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951558466     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852309359042     Document Type: Article

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