Decreasing tax collectors' perceived social loafing through collaborative behaviors of taxpayers

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1037-1063

  Lee, Pei Ching ^a   Chen, Chin Mei ^b   Chou, Chien Heng ^c  

^a National Open University   (India)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS   (Taiwan)

^c CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84939807937     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mut015     Document Type: Article

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