Walter Wolf
Biographic Data
| ID | 3758808 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Walter Wolf |
| GIVEN NAMES | Walter |
| FAMILY NAME | Wolf |
| SIGNATURE | WOLF W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1937 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Social and Political Consequences of Language Planning in Mozambique
At the time of Mozambique's declaration of independence from Portugal in 1975, no common language existed. Because more than eight major languages are spoken in Mozambique, leaders of the successful revolution decided to utilize Portuguese as one way to unify the citizens and to bring about a new Mozambican identity. This study addresses effects of the introduction of Portuguese (the innovation) championed by a powerful change agent (the governin…
Improving the Prospects of Organizational Change Initiatives
Many people across a variety of disciplines have assumed responsibilities in recent decades for bridging gaps which exist between knowledge producers and knowledge users within organizations. All share a common concern—linkage. Considerable variance characterizes the manner in which these individuals attempt to make things happen within organizations, because neither standardized procedures nor blueprints exist to guide their actions. Two instrum…
The Generalizability of Selected Knowledge Diffusion/Utilization Know-How: The Case of Educational Practice
This article describes an effort to identify and to cluster considerable numbers of completed education-based studies around a set of 26 knowledge diffusion/utilization generalizations, which are drawn from and supported by the work of sociologists, anthropologists, and other communication research specialists. The authors are able to report parallel outcomes between the education and other collective research traditions in most instances. These …
Die Kultur Ägyptens
Ethnic Groups in Cullman County, Alabama
Die Thebanische Graberwelt
Improving the Prospects of Organizational Change Initiatives
Many people across a variety of disciplines have assumed responsibilities in recent decades for bridging gaps which exist between knowledge producers and knowledge users within organizations. All share a common concern—linkage. Considerable variance characterizes the manner in which these individuals attempt to make things happen within organizations, because neither standardized procedures nor blueprints exist to guide their actions. Two instrum…
The Generalizability of Selected Knowledge Diffusion/Utilization Know-How: The Case of Educational Practice
This article describes an effort to identify and to cluster considerable numbers of completed education-based studies around a set of 26 knowledge diffusion/utilization generalizations, which are drawn from and supported by the work of sociologists, anthropologists, and other communication research specialists. The authors are able to report parallel outcomes between the education and other collective research traditions in most instances. These …
Die Thebanische Graberwelt
Ethnic Groups in Cullman County, Alabama
Die Kultur Ägyptens
The Generalizability of Selected Knowledge Diffusion/Utilization Know-How: The Case of Educational Practice
This article describes an effort to identify and to cluster considerable numbers of completed education-based studies around a set of 26 knowledge diffusion/utilization generalizations, which are drawn from and supported by the work of sociologists, anthropologists, and other communication research specialists. The authors are able to report parallel outcomes between the education and other collective research traditions in most instances. These …
Improving the Prospects of Organizational Change Initiatives
Many people across a variety of disciplines have assumed responsibilities in recent decades for bridging gaps which exist between knowledge producers and knowledge users within organizations. All share a common concern—linkage. Considerable variance characterizes the manner in which these individuals attempt to make things happen within organizations, because neither standardized procedures nor blueprints exist to guide their actions. Two instrum…
The Social and Political Consequences of Language Planning in Mozambique
At the time of Mozambique's declaration of independence from Portugal in 1975, no common language existed. Because more than eight major languages are spoken in Mozambique, leaders of the successful revolution decided to utilize Portuguese as one way to unify the citizens and to bring about a new Mozambican identity. This study addresses effects of the introduction of Portuguese (the innovation) championed by a powerful change agent (the governin…
History (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (2 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Knowledge management (2 works) · Linkage (software (2 works) · Accounting (1 works)