Emergent Change and its Implications for Professional Autonomy and Managerial Control: A Case Study from Midwifery

Journal of Change Management

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 249-263

  Page, M ^a   Wallace, I ^b   McFarlane, W ^c   Law, J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

communities of practice; Evidence based practice; midwifery; professional behavioural change

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251625567     PISSN: 14697017     EISSN: 14791811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697010802396950     Document Type: Article

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