Comparing public and private management: Theoretical expectations

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages

  Meier, Kenneth J ^a,b   O'Toole Jr , Laurence J ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 79960129658     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mur027     Document Type: Article

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