... the job of the administrator consisted of, and how it should be carried out was assumed to be clear and uncontroversial. What was also clear in the early part of this period was that: “the chief officer of the hospital [is] usually the Medical Superintendent […] the secretary […] controls the business...

... The methodology is a qualitative study of three case studies. A total of 13 commissioning‐related meetings were observed. In total, 21 managers and six consultant surgeons were interviewed. Findings There are a number of different levels at which contractual and managerial control take place. Different...

... lends more support to the critical view in labour process writing that modern cultural strategies lead to increased corporate control, greater employee subjection and extensive effort intensification. The contradiction this brings into the working lives of the employees leads to the conclusion...

... networks do not deliver integrated care. Managers must understand the background of this problem, in order to deal with it. The issue addressed here concerns behaviour control in networks of autonomous care‐providing organisations. So far, publications have focused on behaviour control in single...