Leading organisational learning in health care

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-56

  Carroll, J S ^a   Edmondson, A C ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; POLITICS; SAFETY;

EID: 0036489350     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.11.1.51     Document Type: Article

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