Administrative professionals and the diffusion of innovations: The case of citizen service centres

Public Administration

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 577-594

  Bhatti, Yosef ^a   Olsen, Asmus L ^a   Pedersen, Lene Holm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Govermental Research   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; INNOVATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; SERVICE PROVISION;

DENMARK;

EID: 79959541891     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2010.01882.x     Document Type: Article

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