The impact of management on medical professionalism: A review

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 626-644

  Numerato, Dino ^a   Salvatore, Domenico ^b   Fattore, Giovanni ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SDN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hegemony; Hybridisation; Management; Professionalism; Resistance

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84860492252     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01393.x     Document Type: Review

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