People, service and trust: Is there a public sector service value chain?

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 549-575

  Heintzman, Ralph ^a   Marson, Brian ^b  

^a Public Service Human Resources Management Agency of Canada   (Canada)

^b Government of Canada   (Canada)

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EID: 30644467481     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852305059599     Document Type: Review

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