Attaining agreement: A rhetorical analysis of an NHS negotiation

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 285-300

  Hamilton, Peter M ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decentralisation; Industrial relations; National Health Service; Negotiating; Rhetoric

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986081998     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550010346161     Document Type: Article

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