Radical change in healthcare organization: Mapping transition between templates, enabling factors, and implementation processes

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-236

  Chreim, Samia ^a   Williams, B E ^b   Coller, Kristene E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Change management; Enabling dynamics, Managing implementation processes; Health care; Health organization and management; Integration of services; Radical change, Alternative health delivery templates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861303117     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261211230781     Document Type: Article

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