Organizing vocational rehabilitation through interorganizational integration-A case study in Sweden

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages e169-e185

  Wihlman, Ulla ^a   Lundborg, Cecilia Stålsby ^a   Holmström, Inger ^b   Axelsson, Runo ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complex adaptive system; Interorganizational integration; Organizational change; Qualitative case study; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BUREAUCRACY; DISABILITY; FINANCIAL POLICY; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; LEARNING; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 79961136591     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.1067     Document Type: Article

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