Effective cooperation influencing performance: A study in Dutch hospitals

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-99

  Klopper Kes, A H J ^a,b   Meerdink, N ^b   Wilderom, C P M ^a   Van Harten, W H ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b TWENTEBORG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Hospital quality performance; Intergroup conflict; Managers; Physicians; Professional culture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLICK; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGER; NETHERLANDS; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78751691856     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzq070     Document Type: Article

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