The dynamics of professions and development of new roles in public services organizations: The case of modern matrons in the english NHS

Public Administration

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 295-311

  Currie, Graeme ^a   Koteyko, Nelya ^a   Nerlich, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; HEALTH SERVICES; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC SERVICE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 66349129530     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2009.01755.x     Document Type: Article

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