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Public service leaders as change agents - for whom?: mediatory responses to leadership development in England

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Public service leaders as change agents - for whom? mediatory responses to leadership development in England. / Wallace, M; O'Reilly, D; Morris, J et al.
In: Public Management Review, Vol. 13, No. 1, 01.2011, p. 65-93.

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Wallace, M, O'Reilly, D, Morris, J & Deem, R 2011, 'Public service leaders as change agents - for whom? mediatory responses to leadership development in England', Public Management Review, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 65-93. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2010.501614

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Wallace, M., O'Reilly, D., Morris, J., & Deem, R. (2011). Public service leaders as change agents - for whom? mediatory responses to leadership development in England. Public Management Review, 13(1), 65-93. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2010.501614

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Wallace M, O'Reilly D, Morris J, Deem R. Public service leaders as change agents - for whom? mediatory responses to leadership development in England. Public Management Review. 2011 Jan;13(1):65-93. doi: 10.1080/14719037.2010.501614

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Wallace, M ; O'Reilly, D ; Morris, J et al. / Public service leaders as change agents - for whom? mediatory responses to leadership development in England. In: Public Management Review. 2011 ; Vol. 13, No. 1. pp. 65-93.

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