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Innovation in public sector services : entrepreneurship, creativity and management

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This groundbreaking book provides new key insights and opens up an important research agenda. The book develops a new taxonomy of the different types of innovation found in public sector services, and investigates the key features and drivers of public sector entrepreneurship. The book contains...

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Global women leaders : breaking boundaries

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Managing gender diversity in Asia : a research companion

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