Revisiting the motivational bases of public service: Twenty years of research and an Agenda for the future

Public Administration Review

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 681-690

  Perry, James L ^a,c   Hondeghem, Annie ^b   Wise, Lois Recascino ^c  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956160404     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2010.02196.x     Document Type: Article

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