Wicked problems, knowledge challenges, and collaborative capacity builders in network settings

Public Administration Review

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 334-349

  Weber, Edward P ^a,c   Khademian, Anne M ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Public Service

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EID: 39049152563     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00866.x     Document Type: Article

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