Benefiting from Public Sector Innovation: The Moderating Role of Customer and Learning Orientation

Public Administration Review

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 550-559

  Salge, Torsten Oliver ^a   Vera, Antonio ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b German Police University   (Germany)

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EID: 84862629754     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2012.02529.x     Document Type: Article

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