The Adoption and Implementation of a Service Innovation in a Social Work Setting – a Case Study of Family Group Conferencing in the UK
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12714979 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Louise Brown (0000-0001-9154-8781, University of Bath, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 321-332 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Policy and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-7464 • E-ISSN: 1475-3073 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s147474640700365x |
| OpenAlex | W2131050553 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
The last decade has witnessed a growing interest in the promotion and use of innovation as a means of improving public services. Rafts of central government initiatives exist to promote, support and learn from innovative activity. This paper examines the adoption of a new, innovative service in a social work setting in the UK, namely family group conferencing. It explores the rate and pattern of the adoption of this service innovation by Councils with Social Service Responsibilities (CSSRs). It examines the implementation process and identifies: resources, professional resistance, risk, the role of central government and champions amongst the factors that facilitated and inhibited its use in three case study sites
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Political science · Promotion (chess · Public relations · Resistance (ecology · Service (business · Service innovation · Social innovation · Work (physics · Community Development and Social Impact · Engineering · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work · Marketing
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |