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Motivating Employees of the Public Sector: Does Public Service Motivation Matter?

Simon Anderfuhren-Biget UNIVERSITY OF GENEVAView further author information
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Frédéric Varone UNIVERSITY OF GENEVAView further author information
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David Giauque UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNEView further author information
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Adrian Ritz UNIVERSITY OF BERNView further author information
Pages 213-246 | Published online: 08 Sep 2010

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