Public Value Dimensions: Developing and Testing a Multi-Dimensional Classification

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 715-728

  Andersen, Lotte Bøgh ^a   Jørgensen, Torben Beck ^b   Kjeldsen, Anne Mette ^a   Pedersen, Lene Holm ^c   Vrangbæk, Karsten ^c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

empirical test of value classification; public value dimensions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866036612     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2012.670843     Document Type: Article

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