Contracting capacity and perceived contracting performance: Nonlinear effects and the role of time

Public Administration Review

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 681-696

  Yang, Kaifeng ^a   Hsieh, Jun Yi ^b,d   Li, Tzung Shiun ^c,e  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Social and Public Affairs   (China)

^c National Central Police University   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAIPEI   (Taiwan)

^e CENTRAL POLICE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 67651165414     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2009.02017.x     Document Type: Article

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