Making narrative count: A narratological approach to public management innovation

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 165-189

  Borins, Sandford F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84555177837     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/muq088     Document Type: Article

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