Clashes as potential for innovation in public service sector reform

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 507-532

  Pekkarinen, Satu ^a   Hennala, Lea ^a   Harmaakorpi, Vesa ^a   Tura, Tomi ^b  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Lahti Science and Business Park Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Health services; Innovation; Public sector reform; Social services

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961047768     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513551111163639     Document Type: Article

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