Cops, Teachers, and the Art of the Impossible: Explaining the Lack of Diffusion of Innovations That Make Impossible Jobs Possible

Public Administration Review

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 230-240

  Maranto, Robert ^a   Wolf, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 84874008676     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2012.02626.x     Document Type: Article

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