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The challenges are organizational not just clinical
Author(s) -
Ramanujam Ranga,
Rousseau Denise M.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.411
Subject(s) - organizational learning , task (project management) , workforce , face (sociological concept) , organization development , psychology , knowledge management , public relations , business , sociology , management , political science , computer science , social science , economics , law
Contemporary hospitals fall far short in applying both state‐of‐the art clinical knowledge and management practices of known effectiveness. Organization and management practices in hospitals are shaped by four factors: their conflicting missions, a distinctive and largely professional workforce, demanding external environments, and a complex day‐to‐day task environment. This article identifies two critical organizing challenges that hospitals face: organizational learning and implementing effective high involvement management practices. It discusses how findings from organizational research, including articles in this special issue, identify solutions to the problems underlying these challenges. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.