The development of public institutions: Reconsidering the role of leadership

Administration and Society

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-297

  Boin, Arjen ^a   Christensen, Tom ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Institutional leadership; Institutionalization; Public institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549102192     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: 15523039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399707313700     Document Type: Article

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