Knowledge management in public service provision: The Child Support Agency

International Journal of Service Industry Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 254-283

  Fowler, Alan ^a   Pryke, Julia ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Civil Service; Knowledge management; Public administration; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042740443     PISSN: 09564233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09564230310478828     Document Type: Review

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