A comparison of the values and commitment of private sector, public sector, and parapublic sector employees

Public Administration Review

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 605-618

  Lyons, Sean T ^a   Duxbury, Linda E ^b,d   Higgins, Christopher A ^c,e  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 33745699090     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2006.00620.x     Document Type: Article

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