Challenges of business processes management in healthcare: Experience in the Irish healthcare sector

Business Process Management Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 937-952

  Helfert, Markus ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Case studies; Human resource management; Information systems; Ireland; Project management; Public administration

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949095797     PISSN: 14637154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14637150911003793     Document Type: Article

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