Managerial values and rationality in the UK national health service

Public Management Review

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 549-579

  Hewison, Alistair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Middle management; Rationality; Weber

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937377813     PISSN: 14719037     EISSN: 14719045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616670210164762     Document Type: Article

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