Abstract
It has been argued that the British National Health Service (NHS) has moved from a hierarchical and bureaucratic organization to a market and, more recently, towards a network. The authors believe that this view is too simplistic: the three organizational forms have co-existed and continue to do so. It is more accurate to view moves over time as a changing mix between quasi-hierarchies, quasi-markets and quasi-networks.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 15-22 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Public Money & Management |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Keywords
- NATIONAL-HEALTH-SERVICE
- MANAGED COMPETITION
- CARE
- COOPERATION
- BRITAIN