Decision making in a time of significant reform: Managing in the NHS

Administration and Society

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-210

  Greener, Ian ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health; Management; Performance; Reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749121315     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: 15523039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399707312829     Document Type: Article

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