Supporting interorganizational partnerships in the public sector: The role of joined up action learning and research

Public Management Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 417-439

  Mann, Pete ^a   Pritchard, Sue ^a   Rummery, Kirstein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action learning; Health and social care reform; Interorganizational and interprofessional continued professional development; Joint working; Leadership of change; Partnerships

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248053737     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1471903042000256565     Document Type: Article

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