Extent and type of worker utilization of an integrated information system in a human services agency

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-216

  Savaya, Riki ^a   Monnickendam, Menachem ^b   Waysman, Mark ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Ctr for Eval of Human Services   (Israel)

Author keywords

Administrative purposes; Clinical purposes; Computer use; Human services; Incentive

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCENTIVE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; SERVICE SECTOR; SOCIAL WORK;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33748415860     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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