Human relations management, expectations and healthcare: A qualitative study

Human Relations

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 701-725

  Hyde, Paula ^a   Harris, Claire ^a   Boaden, Ruth ^a   Cortvriend, Penny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expectations; Healthcare; Human resource management; Individual performance; Psychological contract; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249122119     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726709103455     Document Type: Article

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