Are generic strategies 'fit for purpose' in a public service context?

Public Policy and Administration

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 90-111

  Hodgkinson, Ian R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

generic strategies; leisure; performance; public management; public sector; regional and local government; service delivery; strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871265896     PISSN: 09520767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0952076712440301     Document Type: Article

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