Leadership in health care: Developing a post-merger strategy for Europe's largest university hospital

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 258-276

  Geisler, B P ^a,b,c   Widerberg, K F ^d,e   Berghofer A ^b   Willich, S N ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e Kaospilot Business and Design School   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Health services sector; Hospital management; Leadership; Strategic planning

Indexed keywords

DELPHI STUDY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BERLIN; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HEALTH FACILITY MERGER; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; PLANNING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 77954228371     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261011054608     Document Type: Article

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