How hospital top managers reason about the central leadership task of balancing quality of patient care, economy and professionals' engagement: an interview study.
Purpose: This study aims to deepen the understanding of how top managers reason about handling the relationships between quality of patient care, economy and professionals' engagement. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative design. Individual in-depth interviews with all members of the executive m...
| Publicado en: | Leadership in Health Services (1751-1879) Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 261 - 275 |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
2023
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