NPM, administrative reforms and public service motivation: Improving the dialogue between research agendas

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 382-400

  Bellé, Nicola ^a   Ongaro, Edoardo ^b  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

administrative reform trajectory; Italy; new public management; public managers; public service motivation

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PUBLIC SERVICE; RESEARCH;

ITALY;

EID: 84902130509     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852313514523     Document Type: Article

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