Examining hybrid nurse managers as a case of identity transition in healthcare: Developing a balanced research agenda

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 855-865

  Currie, Graeme ^a   Croft, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doctors; Hybrid managers; Identity; New public management; Nurses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946088699     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: 14698722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0950017015572581     Document Type: Article

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