Evaluating the potential of a web-based portal to support the leverage of professional expertise across local authority boundaries

Local Government Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 397-418

  Ford, Norma ^a   Murphy, Gai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaborative working; E government; Knowledge management; Knowledge sharing; Local government; Occupational health and safety; Regulatory services

Indexed keywords

HEALTH AND SAFETY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SERVICE; WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 46749154341     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930802044601     Document Type: Article

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