Identifying sources of resistance to change in healthcare

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-96

  Landaeta, Rafael E ^a   Mun, Ji Hyon ^a   Rabadi, Ghaith ^a   Levin, David ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SENTARA HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management in healthcare; Healthcare management; Organisational transformation and change; Resistance to change

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; CHANGE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PHENOMENOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39149121819     PISSN: 13682156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2008.016849     Document Type: Article

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