Learning under pressure: The effects of politicization on organizational learning in public bureaucracies

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-230

  Dekker, Sander ^a   Hansén, Dan ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Swedish National Defense College   (Sweden)

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EID: 4344570327     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/muh014     Document Type: Review

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