Journal of Management in Medicine: Volume 15 Issue 1
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New roles and relationships in the NHS – barriers to change
Duncan Goldie, James W. SheffieldThe incoming Labour Government’s vision for reforming the NHS in Scotland was outlined in the White Paper Designed to Care. While bearing similarities to the proposals outlined…
New Zealand pathologists: a case study in occupational control
Necia France, Stewart Lawrence, John F. SmithThis paper examines the progressive exertion of external managerial control over New Zealand pathologists as the country’s New Public Management health reforms were implemented…
Performance implications of Porter’s generic strategies in Slovak hospitals
Svatopluk Hlavacka, Ljuba Bacharova, Viera Rusnakova, Robert WagnerThe aim of the study was to examine the use of Porter’s generic strategies and their effect on performance in the context of the Slovak hospital industry. Using mail survey the…
Effective leadership behaviour: leading “the third way” from a primary care group perspective ‐ A study of leadership constructs elicited from members of primary care group management boards
Anna C. GaughanThe UK National Health Service (NHS) is undergoing cataclysmic change following the election of the first Labour Government in 18 years. This is primarily embodied in the…