From cultural cohesion to rules and competition: The trajectory of senior management culture in English NHS hospitals, 2001-2008

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 332-336

  Mannion, Russell ^a   Harrison, Stephen ^b   Jacobs, Rowena ^a   Konteh, Frederick ^a   Walshe, Kieran ^c   Davies, Huw T O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; COMPETITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL POLICY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 68949089988     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.2009.090066     Document Type: Article

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