Using the Occupational Stress Indicator, the results from this study provided a comparative overview of Australian and UK hospital workers’ perceived responses to organizational sources of pressure, use of coping strategies plus outcomes of job satisfaction, mental and physical ill health. The...

Purpose – Previous Reaching for value columns, have looked at companies and industries in historical terms. (How did smart companies use strategic market positioning (SMP) to make acquisitions and other investments? How did less smart companies pick the wrong growth path?) This column aims to...

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...