From theory to practice: Policy analysis, cultural bias and organizational arrangements

Public Management Review

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 581-591

  Geva May, Iris ^a,b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cultural bias; Cultural theory; Group grID; Making; Management; Organizational arrangements; Policy; Policy analysis; Public administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84967331867     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616670210166337     Document Type: Article

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