Managing emergent and complex change: The case of Dutch agencification

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 489-515

  Kickert, Walter J M ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

administrative organization and structures; managing organizational change; public management; public sector reform

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; PUBLIC SECTOR;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 77956973206     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852310373172     Document Type: Article

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