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Managerialism and professional strategies: a case from nurses in Portugal
Carvalho, Teresa - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 26 (2012) 4, pp. 524-541
with managerial duties in ten hospitals in Portugal. All interviews were tape‐recorded and each interviewee's discourses …
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How healthcare states matter
Burau, Viola; Fenton, Laura - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 23 (2009) 3, pp. 289-303
Purpose – This paper aims to identify variation in the introduction of New Public Management reforms in healthcare and how this variation is related to country‐specific healthcare states. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis uses the introduction of clinical standards in Britain and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014872146
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Doing transformational change in the English NHS in the context of “big bang” redisorganisation
Hunter, David J.; Erskine, Jonathan; Small, Adrian; … - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 29 (2015) 1, pp. 10-24
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine a bold and ambitious scheme known as the North East transformation system (NETS). The principal aim of the NETS is the achievement of a step-change in the quality of health services delivered to people living in the North East region of...
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Ascribing emotion to reasonable use in accelerated cancer services
Roelsgaard Obling, Anne - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 27 (2013) 4, pp. 432-448
Purpose – A recurrent theme in medical sociology has been the juxtaposition of emotion with scientific rationality in the delivery of health care services. However, apart from addressing this juxtaposition very little is said about the complex intertwinement of “emotional” and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014872814
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The contribution of community leadership upon the performance of mutual health organisations in Ghana
Adomah-Afari, Augustine - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 29 (2015) 7, pp. 822-839
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of social dynamics on the performance of mutual health organisations (MHOs) exploring the influence of community wealth and community leadership on policy implementation. Design/methodology/approach – Four operating district...
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Telehealth adoption in hospitals:an organisational perspective
Gagnon, Marie‐Pierre; Lamothe, Lise; Fortin, Jean‐Paul - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 19 (2005) 1, pp. 32-56
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of hospitals’ organisational characteristics on … the 32 hospitals involved in the Extended Telehealth Network of Quebec. Contingency analyses were performed to determine … nine hospitals representative of different categories of telehealth adopters. In‐depth interviews with various actors …
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Outsourcing in public hospitals: a Greek perspective
Moschuris, Socrates J.; Kondylis, Michael N. - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 20 (2006) 1, pp. 4-14
impact of outsourcing, and the future trend of outsourcing in public hospitals in Greece. Design/methodology/approach – A … survey instrument was designed and mailed to a random sample of 100 public hospitals in Greece and 43 usable questionnaires … hospitals outsource services, the decision‐making process for choosing an external service provider, the impact of outsourcing …
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Managing professionals: exploring the role of the hospital HR function
McDermott, Aoife; Keating, Mary - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 25 (2011) 6, pp. 677-692
hospitals. Practical implications – The paper draws attention to a significant deficit in the role of the HR function in … the HR function in hospitals. It identifies a significant deficit in the management of core professional staff. On this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014872239
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Managing clinical integration: a comparative case study in a merged university hospital
Choi, Soki; Holmberg, Ingalill; Löwstedt, Jan; … - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 26 (2012) 4, pp. 486-507
Purpose – This paper seeks to explore critical factors that may obstruct or advance integration efforts initiated by the clinical management following a hospital merger. The aim is to increase the understanding of why clinical integration succeeds or fails. Design/methodology/approach – The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014872271
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Leadership, clinician managers and a thing called “hybridity”
Fulop, Liz - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 26 (2012) 5, pp. 578-604
research in Australian public hospitals to support the case for the existence of hybridized forms of leadership in healthcare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014872276