Contemporary leadership in healthcare organizations: Fragmented or concurrent leadership

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 411-428

  Wikström, Ewa ^a   Dellve, Lotta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health services; Leadership; Managers; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350025421     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260910979308     Document Type: Article

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