Knowledge management: Implications for human service organizations

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 361-389

  Austin, Michael J ^a   Ciaassen, Jennette ^a   Vu, Catherine ^a   Mizrahi, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Explicit knowledge; Human services; Knowledge management; Managerial factors; Organizational factors; Tacit knowledge

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LEARNING; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 61949166085     PISSN: 15433714     EISSN: 15433722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J394v05n01_13     Document Type: Article

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