Modeling Operational Decision Making in Public Organizations: An Integration of Two Institutional Theories

American Review of Public Administration

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-19

  Heikkila, Tanya ^a   Isett, Kimberley Roussin ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Health care; Institutions; Public management; Water resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342512892     PISSN: 02750740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0275074003260911     Document Type: Article

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