A report on reporting: Why peers report integrity and law violations in public organizations

Public Administration Review

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 767-779

  De Graaf, Gjalt ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77956142982     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02204.x     Document Type: Article

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