Motivation crowding and the federal civil servant: Evidence from the U.S. internal revenue service

International Public Management Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-23

  Bertelli, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 33845692368     PISSN: 10967494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10967490600625191     Document Type: Review

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