Re-creating street-level practice: The role of routines, work groups, and team learning

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-52

  Foldy, Erica Gabrielle ^a   Buckley, Tamara R ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 73549094026     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mun034     Document Type: Article

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