Command and motivation: How the perception of external interventions relates to intrinsic motivation and public service motivation

Public Administration

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 790-806

  Jacobsen, Christian Bøtcher ^a   Hvitved, Johan ^b   Andersen, Lotte Bøgh ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b KORA The Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research   (Denmark)

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EID: 84919844755     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/padm.12024     Document Type: Article

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