Personnel flexibility and red tape in public and nonprofit organizations: Distinctions due to institutional and political accountability

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 801-826

  Feeney, Mary K ^a   Rainey, Hal G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 77957726199     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mup027     Document Type: Article

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