Executive Turnover and the Legal Environment: The Case of California Hospitals, 1960-1995

Sociological Forum

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 441-464

  Potter, Sharyn J ^a   Dowd, Timothy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive turnover; Hospitals; Legal environment; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345863423     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025769603135     Document Type: Article

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