The Role of Organizational Processes in Dissemination and Implementation Research

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health: Translating Science to Practice

Volumn 9780199751877, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Aarons, Gregory A ^a   Horowitz, Jonathan D ^a   Dlugosz, Lauren R ^a   Ehrhart, Mark G ^b  

^a CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Leadership; Organizational climate; Organizational culture; Organizational development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921661648     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199751877.003.0007     Document Type: Chapter

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