Perceptions and misperceptions of major organizational changes in hospitals: Do change efforts fail because of inconsistent organizational perceptions of restructuring and reengineering?

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 26, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1581-1605

  Walston, Stephen L ^a   Chadwick, Clint ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive outcomes; Hospital change; Perceptions; Reengineering; Restructuring

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644613189     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120024412     Document Type: Article

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