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Understanding organizational culture: the key to successful middle manager strategic involvement in health care delivery?
Author(s) -
CARNEY MARIE
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2005.00592.x
Subject(s) - organizational culture , business , middle management , health care , strategic planning , public relations , strategic choice theory , strategic management , strategic thinking , marketing , strategic control , political science , law
Aim The aim of this study was to explore the extent to which organizational culture influenced strategic involvement. Background It is crucial for the strategic management of health care that the cultural dimensions affecting health service organizations are identified and understood. How culture influences middle manager strategic involvement has not been established and therefore an understanding of the power of organizational culture is important to middle managers working in not‐for‐profit health care organizations. Conclusion It was demonstrated that strong organizational culture predicted strategic involvement, and supported the importance of middle managers remaining strategically involved in the development of new organizational strategic initiatives. Findings have implications for strategic management in health service organizations.