Multidisciplinary top management teamwork: Effects on local health department performance

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-29

  Lovelace, Kay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Performance; Public health agencies; Top management teams

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; EVALUATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; NORTH CAROLINA; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035218884     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200107010-00006     Document Type: Article

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