The knowledge brokering role of the hybrid middle level manager: The case of healthcare

British Journal of Management

Volumn 24, Issue S3, 2013, Pages

  Burgess, Nicola ^a   Currie, Graeme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84881536522     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8551.12028     Document Type: Article

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