Implementing complex innovations: Factors influencing middle manager support

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 369-379

  Chuang, Emmeline ^a   Jason, Kendra ^b   Morgan, Jennifer Craft ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

complex innovations; health care organizations; middle managers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052664435     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0b013e3182100cc2     Document Type: Article

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