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Drivers and barriers to innovation in the Australian public service: A qualitative thematic analysis Cover

Drivers and barriers to innovation in the Australian public service: A qualitative thematic analysis

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|Apr 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/emj-2019-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2543-912X | Journal ISSN: 2543-6597
Language: English
Page range: 7 - 22
Submitted on: Sep 5, 2018
Accepted on: Feb 1, 2019
Published on: Apr 24, 2019
Published by: Bialystok University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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