Building HR capability in health care organizations

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-54

  Khatri, Naresh ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; HR capability; Resource based theory; Strategic human resource management

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; COMPETITION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING; MEDICAL STAFF; MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; THEORY; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ECONOMIC COMPETITION; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645933589     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200601000-00007     Document Type: Review

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