Fostering innovation in a large human services bureaucracy

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 47-59

  Cohen, Burton J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0040216743     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v23n02_04     Document Type: Article

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