Organizational red tape: A measurement experiment

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 427-444

  Feeney, Mary K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84863967910     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mus002     Document Type: Article

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