Seagull management and the control of nursing work

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-243

  Cooke, Hannah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empowerment; NHS management; Nursing work; Work intensification; Workplace control

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744919817     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017006064112     Document Type: Article

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