An Exploration Of Why Public Organizations 'ingest' Innovations

Public Administration

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 979-998

  Fernández, Sergio ^a   Wise, Lois R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 78650100755     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2010.01857.x     Document Type: Article

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