Organisational culture in the public sector: Evidence from six organisations

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-141

  Parker, Rachel ^a   Bradley, Lisa ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate culture; Public sector management; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986077008     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550010338773     Document Type: Article

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