Boundary spanners revisited: A qualitative inquiry into cross-system reform through the experience of youth service professionals

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 365-384

  Nissen, Laura Burney ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

change agent; leadership; systems change

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957258794     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: 17413117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325010367815     Document Type: Article

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