The effects of administrative professionals on contracting out

Governance

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-137

  Bhatti, Yosef ^a   Olsen, Asmus Leth ^a   Pedersen, Lene Holm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH   (Denmark)

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EID: 57949100382     PISSN: 09521895     EISSN: 14680491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0491.2008.01424.x     Document Type: Article

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