Effect of a changing health care environment on social work leaders: Obstacles and opportunities in hospital social work

Social Work

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 170-182

  Mizrahi, Terry ^a   Berger, Candyce S ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Hospital social work; Leadership; Organizational change; Social work administration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITAL RESTRUCTURING; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL DOWNSIZING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035319413     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/46.2.170     Document Type: Article

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