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NHS ancillary services and competitive tendering
Author(s) -
Sheaff Mike
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
industrial relations journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.525
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1468-2338
pISSN - 0019-8692
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1988.tb00020.x
Subject(s) - procurement , context (archaeology) , business , control (management) , industrial organization , marketing , economics , management , paleontology , biology
Competitive tendering for NHS ancillary services has significantly increased the role of market factors in influencing locally‐determined employment conditions. It has also provided an opportunity for increased managerial control. The employment and industrial relations consequences of these changes are considered in the context of two case studies.