Freedom to do what you are told: Senior management team autonomy in an NHS acute trust

Public Administration

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 355-375

  Hoque, Kim ^a   Davis, Simon ^a   Humphreys, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 2642564485     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0033-3298.2004.00398.x     Document Type: Article

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