Representative bureaucracy, organizational strategy, and public service performance: An empirical analysis of english local government

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 489-504

  Andrews, Rhys ^a   Boyne, George A ^a   Meier, Kenneth J ^a,b   O'Toole Jr , Laurence J ^c   Walker, Richard M ^a,d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 24644490711     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mui032     Document Type: Review

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