Quality management in local government, the same as in the private sector but different

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-36

  Appleby, Alex ^a   Clark, Antony ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Gateshead Office   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local government; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986165630     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437739710156268     Document Type: Article

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