The influence of operational flexibility on hospital performance results: A structural equation modelling (SEM) approaches

International Journal of Services and Operations Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 478-497

  Alolayyan, Main Naser ^a   Ali, Khairul Anuar Mohd ^b   Idris, Fazli ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UKM GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Hospital performance; HP; JCI; Joint Commission International; Jordan; OF; Operational flexibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868624761     PISSN: 17442370     EISSN: 17442389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSOM.2012.050142     Document Type: Article

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