Integrating rigor and relevance in public administration scholarship: The contribution of narrative inquiry

Public Administration Review

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 286-300

  Dodge, Jennifer ^a,b   Ospina, Sonia M ^a,b   Foldy, Erica Gabrielle ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 19944406453     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2005.00454.x     Document Type: Review

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