Public sector reform, global trends vs. local needs: the case of a state rental organisation in Fiji

Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-164

  Sharma, Umesh ^a   Lawrence, Stewart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fiji; Public sector organizations; Public sector reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992957346     PISSN: 18325912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/18325910510635335     Document Type: Article

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