Coordinating mechanisms in care provider groups: Relational coordination as a mediator and input uncertainty as a moderator of performance effects

Management Science

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1408-1426

  Gittell, Jody Hoffer ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary spanners; Coordinating mechanisms; Input incertainty; Performance; Relational coordination; Routines

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BOUNDARY SPANNERS; CARE PROVIDER GROUPS; COORDINATING MECHANISMS; INPUT UNCERTAINTY; ORGANIZATION DESIGN THEORY; RELATIONAL COORDINATION;

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE;

EID: 0036870966     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.48.11.1408.268     Document Type: Article

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