Regulating time commitments in healthcare organizations: Managers' boundary approaches at work and in life

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 578-599

  Tengelin, Ellinor ^a   Arman, Rebecka ^b   Wikström, Ewa ^b   Dellve, Lotta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boundary setting; Coping; Health care; Managers; Mixed method; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053079849     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261111161905     Document Type: Article

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