Exploring strategic entrepreneurship in the public sector

Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-26

  Luke, Belinda ^a   Verreynne, Martie Louise ^b  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992975898     PISSN: 11766093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/11766090610659724     Document Type: Article

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