Does Lean implementation interact with group functioning?

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 196-213

  Ulhassan, Waqar ^a   Westerlund, Hugo ^b   Thor, Johan ^c   Sandahl, Christer ^a   von Thiele Schwarz, Ulrica ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Employees; Health care; Quality improvement; Questionnaire; Sweden; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84902486581     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JHOM-03-2013-0065     Document Type: Article

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