Indeterminacy and the Regulation of Task Allocation: The Shape of Support Roles in Healthcare

British Journal of Industrial Relations

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 310-332

  Kessler, Ian ^a   Heron, Paul ^a   Dopson, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84878112270     PISSN: 00071080     EISSN: 14678543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2012.00892.x     Document Type: Article

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