Innovation in the Chinese public sector: Typology and distribution

Public Administration

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 347-365

  Wu, Jiannan ^a   Ma, Liang ^a   Yang, Yuqian ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INNOVATION; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84879273525     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2011.02010.x     Document Type: Article

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