Policy Alienation of Public Professionals: The Construct and Its Measurement

Public Administration Review

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 516-525

  Tummers, Lars ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84862628882     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2011.02550.x     Document Type: Article

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