The diffusion of managerial innovations: A comparison of Australian public and private sector take-up rates of new organizational practices

International Public Management Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-64

  Palmer, Ian ^a   Dunford, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0043263223     PISSN: 10967494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-7494(01)00039-3     Document Type: Article

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