Understanding social workers' Sense of competence within the context of organizational change

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1-20

  Kayser, Karen ^a   Walker, Dennis ^b   Demaio, Jennifer ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Change schema; Competence; Health care system; Organizational climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039923565     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v24n04_01     Document Type: Article

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