Implementing an innovative public sector program: The balance between flexibility and control

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 241-250

  Stewart, Jenny ^a  

^a Australian Defence Force Academy   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Control; Implementation; Innovation; Small business programs; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900399225     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJPSM-05-2013-0076     Document Type: Article

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