Learning Organizations in the Public Sector? A Study of Police Agencies Employing Information and Technology To Advance Knowledge.

Brown, Mary Maureen; Brudney, Jeffrey L.

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ERIC Number: EJ663942

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2003

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Learning Organizations in the Public Sector? A Study of Police Agencies Employing Information and Technology To Advance Knowledge.

Brown, Mary Maureen; Brudney, Jeffrey L.

Public Administration Review, v63 n1 p30-43 Jan-Feb 2003

The effectiveness of information technology in promoting the learning organization in the public sector was examined using responses of 314 police officers. Three factors that threatened the capability of information technology to support knowledge workers in learning organizations were found: asymmetrical decision parameters, ill-structured problems, and immature cognitive capabilities of organizations. (Contains 48 references.) (JOW)

Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Technology, Information Utilization, Police, Public Sector, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reference Materials - Directories/Catalogs

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Language: English

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