The Value of Mission Statements in Public Agencies

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-223

  Weiss, Janet A ^a   Piderit, Sandy Kristin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0009179772     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jpart.a024408     Document Type: Article

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