Sensemaking of change in the managed care era: A case of hospital-based nurses

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 211-227

  Apker, Julie ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Nurses; Organizational change; Patient care

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142810978     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810410530629     Document Type: Article

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