Creating a learning health care organization for participatory management: A case analysis

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 269-293

  Ford, Randal ^a   Angermeier, Ingo ^a  

^a Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services; Organizational learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749147507     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260810883549     Document Type: Article

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