Working Within Constraints: Can Transformational Leaders Alter the Experience of Red Tape?

International Public Management Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 315-336

  Moynihan, Donald P ^a   Wright, Bradley E ^b   Pandey, Sanjay K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84868568194     PISSN: 10967494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10967494.2012.725318     Document Type: Article

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