A new workforce in the making?: A case study of strategic human resource management in a whole-system change effort in healthcare

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-72

  Macfarlane, Fraser ^a   Greenhalgh, Trish ^b   Humphrey, Charlotte ^c   Hughes, Jane ^c   Butler, Ceri ^b   Pawson, Ray ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change management; Health services; Human resource management

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953290968     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261111116824     Document Type: Article

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