Theorising culture and culture in context: Institutional excellence and control

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 257-274

  Beil Hildebrand, Margitta B ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corporate culture and organisational change; Healthcare sector professionals; Institutional excellence; Labour process analysis; Strategies of management control

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036886420     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1800.2002.00156.x     Document Type: Article

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