Journal of Health Organization and Management: Volume 25 Issue 1

Key organizational commitment antecedents for nurses, paramedical professionals and non‐clinical staff

Sinan Caykoylu, Carolyn P. Egri, Stephen Havlovic, Christine Bradley

The purpose of this paper is to develop a causal model that explains the antecedents and mediating factors predicting the organizational commitment of healthcare employees in…

Valuation and handling of dialogue in leadership: A grounded theory study in Swedish hospitals

C. Grill, G. Ahlborg, E.C. Lindgren

Leadership can positively affect the work environment and health. Communication and dialogue are an important part in leadership. Studies of how dialogue is valued and handled in…

A new workforce in the making?: A case study of strategic human resource management in a whole‐system change effort in healthcare

Fraser Macfarlane, Trish Greenhalgh, Charlotte Humphrey, Jane Hughes, Ceri Butler, Ray Pawson

This paper seeks to describe the exploration of human resource issues in one large‐scale program of innovation in healthcare. It is informed by established theories of management…

Redrawing medical professional domains: New doctors, shifting boundaries, and traditional force fields

Constanze Kathan‐Selck, Marjolein van Offenbeek

This paper aims to investigate the forces that influence the shifting of professional boundaries on the entry of a new medical occupation in Dutch hospitals – non‐specialist…

Offshoring of healthcare services: the case of US‐India trade in medical transcription services

Nir Kshetri, Nikhilesh Dholakia

The issue of offshore outsourcing of healthcare services is a critical but little‐examined problem in healthcare research. The purpose of this study is to contribute to filling…

Connecting organisational culture and quality of care in the hospital: is job burnout the missing link?

Anthony Montgomery, Efharis Panagopoulou, Ian Kehoe, Efthymios Valkanos

To date, relatively little evidence has been published as to what represents an effective and efficient way to improve quality of care and safety in hospitals. In addition, the…

A new company descriptor takes us into a new era

Rebecca Marsh

Welcome to the new editorial team

Nancy Harding, Jackie Ford, Hugh Lee