Assessing the Past and Promise of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey for Public Management Research: A Research Synthesis

Public Administration Review

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 382-394

  Fernandez, Sergio ^a   Resh, William G ^b   Moldogaziev, Tima ^c   Oberfield, Zachary W ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d HAVERFORD COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84928269735     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/puar.12368     Document Type: Article

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