Nothing In-Nothing Out: Barriers to the Use of Performance Data in Social Service Programs

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 61-75

  Carrilio, Terry E ^a   Packard, Thomas ^a   Clapp, John D ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Data utilization; Information systems; Leadership and change; Organizational culture; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642406716     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J147v27n04_05     Document Type: Review

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