The medical leadership challenge in healthcare is an identity challenge

Leadership in Health Services

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 83-99

  Andersson, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Culture; Identity; Manager; Medical leadership; Physician; Profession

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MANPOWER; MEDICAL DIRECTOR; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84942102538     PISSN: 17511879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/LHS-04-2014-0032     Document Type: Article

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