Hesitation and rapid action: The new public management reforms in the Norwegian hospital sector

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-39

  Pettersen, Inger Johanne ^a  

^a Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Implementation; New public management reforms; Prospective payment systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011127606     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5221(00)00031-2     Document Type: Article

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