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Realism in evidence based medicine: interpreting the randomised controlled trial
Jim ConnellyRealism is emerging as a paradigm for research and explanation in the natural and social sciences. A realist framework is elaborated and applied to the four possible situations…
Gender interactions and success
Carla Wiggins, Teri PetersonDoes gender by itself, or does gender's interaction with career variables, better explain the difference between women and men's careers in healthcare management? US healthcare…
Mission statements in Canadian hospitals
Christopher K. Bart, Maureen HupferOne of the most popular management tools in the world, the mission statement also is subject to widespread criticism. In order to improve our understanding of the mission…
Realising integrative care by delegation: The hospital physician
Marjolein A.G. van OffenbeekHospital managers are constantly confronted with capacity and continuity problems that tempt them to investigate the possibility of further job differentiation. In The…
Foucault on targets
John LynchThis paper seeks to gain an insight into the behavior of a large NHS trust, in its attempt to meet a 90 percent patient access target, in a week long national audit in March 2003…
