Applying systemic project management approaches for the UK national health service

Systemic Practice and Action Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-43

  Bell, Simon ^a   Christina, Ann ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KENT COUNTY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Planning; Project management; Systemic

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745470942     PISSN: 1094429X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11213-005-9002-4     Document Type: Article

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