Focusing on the software of managing health workers: What can we learn from high commitment management practices?

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 299-311

  Marchal, Bruno ^a   Kegels, Guy ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ghana; High commitment management practices; Human resource management; Magnet hospital; Motivation

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CORPORATE STRATEGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; HUMAN RESOURCE; PUBLIC SERVICE; SOFTWARE;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL;

EID: 58249095809     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.882     Document Type: Article

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