Wakeup call: Strategic management, network alarms, and performance

Public Administration Review

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 731-741

  Walker, Richard M ^a,b   Andrews, Rhys ^b   Boyne, George A ^b   Meier, Kenneth J ^b,c   O'Toole, Laurence J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 77956139996     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02201.x     Document Type: Article

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