The role of ritualistic ceremonial in removing barriers between subcultures in the National Health Service

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 341-352

  Brooks, Ian ^a   Brown, Reva Berman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change; Demarcation; National Health Service; Nursing; Organizational culture; Ritual and ceremonial; Subcultures; Symbol

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SYMBOLISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0036582756     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02194.x     Document Type: Article

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