Technology, social services and organizational innovation or how great expectations in London and Cardiff are dashed in Lowestoft and Cymtyrch

Journal of Social Work Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 383-400

  Shaw, Ian ^a   Morris, Kate ^b   Edwards, Anne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge work; Networks; Organizational innovation; Policy innovation; Social work; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 71549154741     PISSN: 02650533     EISSN: 14653885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02650530903374937     Document Type: Article

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