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What does 'public and private management are fundamentally alike in all unimportant respects' mean?

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  1. They are exactly the same job
  2. They differ in the ways that really matter
  3. Government managers are always better

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  1. Learn to Lead, Volume 4: Strategic Perspectives, reading 13.5, Public and Private Management (Graham T. Allison) (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/Volume_4_Web_4028F891F0A14.pdf Checked 2026-10-10.

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