The Motivational Effects of Mission Matching: A Lab-Experimental Test of a Moderated Mediation Model

Public Administration Review

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 626-637

  Smith, Jason ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84958231065     PISSN: 00333352     EISSN: 15406210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/puar.12514     Document Type: Article

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