Organizational culture, critical success factors, and the reduction of hospital errors

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 368-392

  Stock, Gregory N ^a   McFadden, Kathleen L ^a   Gowen III, Charles R ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospitals; Medical errors; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS (CSF); MEDICAL ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE;

HOSPITALS;

EID: 33846415130     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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