Mapping public sector organizations: An agenda for future research

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 844-851

  MacCarthaigh, Muiris ^a   Roness, Paul G ^b   Sarapuu, Külli ^c  

^a Institute of Public Administration Ireland   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Administrative systems; Agencies; Mapping; Organizational change; Organizational life cycles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870268538     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.715568     Document Type: Article

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