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Balancing Risk and Innovation to Improve Social Work Practice

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ID10898987
AuthorsLouise Brown (0000-0001-9154-8781, University of Bath, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume40
Issue4
Pages1211-1228
Publication date2010-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjsw/bcq013
OpenAlexW1986628006
LanguageEN
Citations received29
References cited15

Journal Article Balancing Risk and Innovation to Improve Social Work Practice Get access Louise Brown Louise Brown Dr Louise Brown is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bath. With a background in child protection practice, she has been involved in evaluating service interventions for the last 15 years. Her research interests include implementing innovations in the public services and the role that innovation can play in improving social work practice. Correspondence to Dr Louise Brown, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 40, Issue 4, June 2010, Pages 1211–1228, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcq013 Published: 15 February 2010 Article history Accepted: 01 January 2010 Published: 15 February 2010

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  • The Effects of ‘High Commitment’ HRM Practices on Employee Attitude

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  • Naming the Beast

    Open Access•Stephen P Osborne•Human Relations•1998

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Unique citing works29
Citations per year1,81
Citation span2010 - 2025 (16)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 28
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