New managerialism and Australian police organizations: A cautionary research note

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 7-26

  Vickers, Margaret H ^a   Kouzmin, Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Managerialism; Police; Public sector management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986134503     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550110387039     Document Type: Article

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