Public Service Motivation, Task, and Non-task Behavior: A Performance Appraisal Experiment with Korean MPA and MBA Students

International Public Management Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 28-52

  Christensen, Robert K ^a   Whiting, Steven W ^b   Im, Tobin ^c   Rho, Eunju ^a   Stritch, Justin M ^a   Park, Jungho ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 84879184202     PISSN: 10967494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10967494.2013.796257     Document Type: Article

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