Managing process innovations in welfare reform technology

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 101-116

  Poole, Dennis L ^a   Ferguson, Miguel ^a   Schwab, A James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Human services; Innovation; Management; Technology; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 13444311038     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v29n01_07     Document Type: Article

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