Process Management as a Contagious Idea: A Contribution to Røvik's Virus-Inspired Theory

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 35, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 901-913

  Quist, Johan ^a   Hellström, Andreas ^b  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

travelling ideas, management fashion, Process Management, public sector, translation, miscopying

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868274410     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.686034     Document Type: Article

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