Assessing English hospitals: Contradiction and conflict

Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 222-242

  Ryan, Christine ^a   Agrizzi, Dila ^b  

^a The University of Southampton Management School ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Health services; Hospitals; Organizational change; Performance measures; Public sector reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992926536     PISSN: 18325912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/18325910810898043     Document Type: Article

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