Strategy formation in public agencies

Public Administration

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 872-891

  Johanson, Jan Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PLANNING THEORY; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLIC SERVICE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77954408206     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2009.01767.x     Document Type: Article

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