The impact of formalization, role conflict, role ambiguity, and communication quality on perceived organizational innovativeness in the Cancer Information Service

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-51

  Johnson, J David ^a   France, Betty H L A ^a   Meyer, Marcy ^b   Speyer, Jo Beth ^c   Cox, Donna ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Cancer Center

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CONFLICT; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SERVICE; ROLE PLAYING; SELF REPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); NEOPLASMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031892151     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016327879802100102     Document Type: Article

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