Revisiting empowerment: A study of improvement work in health care teams

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 81-92

  Müllern, Tomas ^a   Nordin, Annika ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

empowerment; improvement work; team

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SWEDEN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 84859364464     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QMH.0b013e31824d18ee     Document Type: Article

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