Antecedents or processes? Determinants of perceived effectiveness of interorganizational collaborations for public service delivery

International Public Management Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 381-407

  Chen, Bin ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 78650115041     PISSN: 10967494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10967494.2010.524836     Document Type: Article

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