The relationship between organisational culture, organisational climate and managerial values

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 548-564

  Wallace, Joseph ^a   Hunt, James ^b   Richards, Christopher ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Managerial values; Organisational climate; Organizational effectiveness; Police; Public sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986097807     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513559910305339     Document Type: Article

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