Journal of Health Organization and Management: Volume 29 Issue 6

Explaining process orientation failure and success in health care – three case studies

Stefan Hellman, Gustaf Kastberg, Sven Siverbo

In order to improve cooperation and collaboration between units, clinics and departments, many health care organizations (HCOs) have introduced process orientation. Several…

Permanent tensions in organization: An obstacle or an opportunity for the change discourse?

Noora Jansson

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between permanent tensions and organizational change.

Reframing implementation as an organisational behaviour problem: Inside a teamwork improvement intervention

Robyn Clay-Williams, Jeffrey Braithwaite

The purpose of this paper is to report on a process evaluation of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) intervention study that tested the effectiveness of classroom- and…

Studer Group® ' s evidence-based leadership initiatives: Comparing success and sustainability in two health systems

Kristin A. Schuller, Bita A. Kash, Larry D. Gamm

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the implementation of an organizational change initiative – Studer Group®’s Evidence-Based Leadership (EBL) – in two large, US health…

Receptive rationing: reflections and suggestions for priority setters in health care

Iestyn Williams

The purpose of this paper is to take forward consideration of context in health care priority setting and to offer some practical strategies for priority setters to increase…

European hospital managers’ perceptions of patient-centred care: A qualitative study on implementation and context

Angelina Taylor, Oliver Groene

The spotlight has recently been placed on managers’ responsibility for patient-centred care as a result of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust failings. In previous research…

Implementing action research in hospital settings: a systematic review

Anthony Montgomery, Karolina Doulougeri, Efharis Panagopoulou

Health care organizations and hospitals in particular are highly resistant to change. The reasons for this are rooted in professional role behaviors, hierarchical structures and…

Finding brilliance using positive organizational scholarship in healthcare

Ann Dadich, Liz Fulop, Mary Ditton, Steven Campbell, Joanne Curry, Kathy Eljiz, Anneke Fitzgerald, Kathryn J. Hayes, Carmel Herington, Godfrey Isouard, Leila Karimi, Anne Smyth

Positive organizational scholarship in healthcare (POSH) suggests that, to promote widespread improvement within health services, focusing on the good, the excellent, and the…

Increasing autonomy in publically owned services: The case of community health services in England

Ailsa Cameron, Pauline Allen, Lorraine Williams, Mary Alison Durand, Will Bartlett, Virginie Perotin, Andrew Hutchings

The purpose of this paper is to explore government efforts to enhance the autonomy of community health services (CHS) in England through the creation of Foundation Trusts status…