Professionals in Public Service Organizations: Implications for Public Sector "Reforming"

The Oxford Handbook of Public Management

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ferlie, Ewan ^a   Geraghty, Keith J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health care; New public management; Public service organizations; Public service professionals; Public service reforms; Reform strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923433478     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199226443.003.0019     Document Type: Chapter

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