Behavioral Public Administration: Combining Insights from Public Administration and Psychology

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Behavioral Public Administration : Combining Insights from Public Administration and Psychology. / Grimmelikhuijsen, Stephan; Jilke, Sebastian; Olsen, Asmus Leth; Tummers, Lars.

In: Public Administration Review, Vol. 77, No. 1, 01.01.2017, p. 45-56.

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Grimmelikhuijsen, S, Jilke, S, Olsen, AL & Tummers, L 2017, 'Behavioral Public Administration: Combining Insights from Public Administration and Psychology', Public Administration Review, vol. 77, no. 1, pp. 45-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12609

APA

Grimmelikhuijsen, S., Jilke, S., Olsen, A. L., & Tummers, L. (2017). Behavioral Public Administration: Combining Insights from Public Administration and Psychology. Public Administration Review, 77(1), 45-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12609

Vancouver

Grimmelikhuijsen S, Jilke S, Olsen AL, Tummers L. Behavioral Public Administration: Combining Insights from Public Administration and Psychology. Public Administration Review. 2017 Jan 1;77(1):45-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12609

Author

Grimmelikhuijsen, Stephan ; Jilke, Sebastian ; Olsen, Asmus Leth ; Tummers, Lars. / Behavioral Public Administration : Combining Insights from Public Administration and Psychology. In: Public Administration Review. 2017 ; Vol. 77, No. 1. pp. 45-56.

Bibtex

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