Embedding organisational quality improvement through middle manager ownership

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 271-288

  Balding, Cathy ^a  

^a Victorian Quality Council   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuous improvement; Health services; Hospital management; Middle managers; Organizational change; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OWNERSHIP; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VICTORIA;

EID: 20944440225     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860510602541     Document Type: Article

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