Change management of mergers: The impact on NHS staff and their psychological contracts

Health Services Management Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 177-187

  Cortvriend, Penny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACT; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; LEADERSHIP; MANAGER; MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HEALTH FACILITY MERGER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 4444244909     PISSN: 09514848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0951484041485593     Document Type: Article

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