Common method bias in public management studies

International Public Management Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-30

  Jakobsen, Morten ^a   Jensen, Rasmus ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b The Finance Center in The Finance Administration   (Denmark)

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EID: 84954399589     PISSN: 10967494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10967494.2014.997906     Document Type: Article

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