Beyond the rules: The effect of outcome favourability on red tape perceptions

Public Administration

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 178-191

  Kaufmann, Wesley ^a   Feeney, Mary K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84896490989     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/padm.12049     Document Type: Article

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