How healthcare organisations can act as institutional entrepreneurs in a context of change

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 77-95

  Breton, Mylaine ^a   Lamothe, Lise ^b   Denis, Jean Louis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c École nationale d'administration public   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Change process; Healthcare; Leaders; Management strategy; Organisational theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MASS COMMUNICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; THEORETICAL MODEL;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; HEALTH FACILITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUEBEC;

EID: 84897106554     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JHOM-07-2011-0072     Document Type: Article

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