Delegating decision making in health care organizations

Health Care Manager

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-113

  Tourigny, Louise ^a   Pulich, Marcia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Delegation; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; PERSONNEL DELEGATION; PERSONNEL LOYALTY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33745662880     PISSN: 15255794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126450-200604000-00002     Document Type: Review

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