Hybrids and Contradictions: Human Resource Management in the Contemporary Public Sector

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 507-512

  Colley, Linda ^a   McCourt, Willy ^b   Waterhouse, Jennifer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

employment in recession; public employment; public management reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863837589     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.687958     Document Type: Review

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