Managing meaning for strategic change: The role of perception and meaning congruence

Journal of Health and Human Services Administration

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-102

  Scroggins, Wesley A ^a  

^a MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; LEADERSHIP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRATEGIC PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846456623     PISSN: 10793739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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