“Working together – involving staff”: Partnership working in the NHS

Employee Relations

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 277-289

  Munro, Anne ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Collectivism; Employee involvement; National Health Service; Partnering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986178224     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450210428444     Document Type: Article

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