Mei, Jixia; Kirkpatrick, Ian - In: International Journal of Public Sector Management 32 (2019) 4, pp. 352-366
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how far plans to “modernize” hospital management in China are converging toward a global model of new public management (NPM) or represent a distinctive pathway. Design/methodology/approach: This paper draws on a systematic review of...