Don't stop the clock: Manipulating hospital waiting lists

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 343-360

  Buchanan, David A ^a   Storey, John ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governance; Organizational behaviour; Performance levels

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956091219     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261011064977     Document Type: Article

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