Managerial effectiveness in an NHS Hospital Trust Some observations based on contrasting organizational perspectives

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 130-138

  Willcocks, Stephen G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Management theory; National health service

Indexed keywords

EID: 11544330335     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513559810216456     Document Type: Article

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