The limits of knowledge management for UK public services modernization: The case of patient safety and service quality

Public Administration

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 363-385

  Currie, Graeme ^a   Waring, Justin ^b   Finn, Rachel ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PUBLIC SECTOR; SERVICE PROVISION; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

EID: 44649145931     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2007.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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