Re-organizing work roles in health care: Evidence from the implementation of functional flexibility

British Journal of Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-151

  Desombre, Terry ^a,d   Kelliher, Clare ^b   MacFarlane, Fraser ^a   Ozbilgin, Mustafa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Health Care Management ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33744774174     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2005.00473.x     Document Type: Article

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