The results of a management redesign: A case study of a private child welfare agency

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 61-79

  Ezell, Mark ^a   Casey, Erin ^b   Pecora, Peter J ^c   Grossman, Candace ^c   Friend, Robert ^c   Vernon, Lissa ^c   Godfrey, Debra J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Washington State Office of Crime Victims Advocacy   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication channels; Decision making; Organizational change; Staff performance; Staff turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040620132     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v26n04_04     Document Type: Article

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