Narrative-ethics informed approach to health services leadership development

Leadership in Health Services

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-272

  Conroy, Mervyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Health services; Leadership; Narratives; Organizational change; Public sector organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649120531     PISSN: 17511879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17511870910978169     Document Type: Article

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