UID:
almahu_9949385664202882
Format:
1 online resource (xvii, 198 pages) :
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illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:
9781000485301
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1000485307
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9781000485288
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1000485285
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9781003167310
,
1003167314
Content:
Organisational development (OD) as a practice involves an ongoing, systematic process of implementing effective organisational change. OD is both a field of applied science focused on understanding and managing organisational change and a field of scientific study and inquiry. It is interdisciplinary in nature and draws on sociology, psychology, particularly industrial and organisational psychology, and theories of motivation, learning, and personality. Organisation Development in Healthcare: A Critical Appraisal for Practitionersprovides both an overview of the evolution of OD in healthcare as a field of practice and as achallenge to its future development. It examines the underlying assumptions behind OD and tracks its historical growth in healthcare, with special attention devoted to the UK's National Health Service. The unusual nature of healthcare organisations delivering human services through the work of professionals who are subject to emotional labor and are addressing society's wicked problems provides a unique context. A range of challenges for healthcare OD are identified, including questions of conformists or deviant innovation; organisations as machines or systems; hierarchy versus democracy; the importance of power and emotion and possible future ways forward for healthcare OD are suggested. Examples and short case studies from both the UK and the US to illustrate the benefits of OD are included.
Note:
"Productivity Press book"
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CONTENTSList of illustrationsWho should read this book?Acknowledgements Introduction What is OD? The historical development of early OD The development of OD in healthcare in the UK An NHS case study: The Trent Regional Health Authority Organisation Development Unit The changing context for OD activity: A VUCA/RUPT world The unusual nature of healthcare organisations The challenges facing today's OD in healthcare Into the future: The possible next steps in healthcare OD development An OD practitioner code of practiceFurther reading
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9780367765156
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003167310
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003167310
