Syllabus

 

Required readings:

Lawton Robert Burns, Elizabeth H. Bradley and Brian J. Wiener, Shortell & Kaluzny’s Health Care Management – Organization Design and Behavior, 6th ed., Delmar Cengage Learning, 2012

  • Lawton Robert Burns, Elisabeth H. Bradley, and Bryan J. Weiner, “The challenge of delivering value in health care: global and U.S. perspectives, ch. 1(31 p.)
  • Martin P. Charns and Gary Young, “Organization Design and Work Coordination”, ch. 3 in ibid (26 p.)
  • Stephen L.Walston and Ann F. Chou “Strategic thinking and competitive advantage” Ch 10 in ibid (31 p.)
  • Zajac, Thomas A. D’Aunno and Lawton Robert Burns, “Managing Strategic Alliances in Health Care”, ch. 11 in ibid. (25 p.)
  • Karen A. Wager and Mark L. Diana, “Health Information Systems…”, ch. 13 in ibid. (18 p.)

 

Henry Mintzberg, Structure in five: Designing effective organizations, Essex: Prentice Hall (2009)  Ch 1-3 (73 p.), Ch. 10-11  (63 p.)

Soki Choi, Competing logics in hospital mergers, Stockholm: Karolinska Institutet, 2011, ch. 2 (14 p.) http://publications.ki.se/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10616/40275/thesis_soki.pdf

Kjekshus, Lars Erik & Hagen, Terje P. (2007). Do hospital mergers increase hospital efficiency? Evidence from a National Health Service country. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy.  ISSN 1355-8196.  12(4), p230- 235  http://hsr.sagepub.com/content/12/4/230.full.pdf  (5 p.)

Kjekshus, Lars Erik, Vilde Hoff Bernstr?m, Espen Dahl and Thomas Lorentzen, “The effect of hospital mergers on long-term sickness absence among hospital employees: a fixed effects multivariate regression analysis using panel data” BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:50 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/50  (10 p.)

Kjekshus, Lars Erik: Changing demands for institutional management, In Magnussen, J., Vrangbaek, K & R. Saltman (eds), Nordic Health Care systems 2009. http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/98417/E93429.pdf

Troels Kristensen, Peter Bogetoft, and Kjeld Moeller Pedersen “Potential gains from hospital mergers in Denmark” Health Care Management Science, 2010, Volume 13, Issue 4, pp 334-345 (LINK)
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10729-010-9133-8 (11 p)

Henry Mintzberg and Sholom Glouberman (a), “Managing the Care of Health and the Cure of Disease—Part I: Diferentiation, Health Care Management Review, 2001, 26(1), Managing the care of health and the cure of disease--Part I: Differentiation. - PubMed - NCBI(13 p.)

Henry Mintzberg and Sholom Glouberman (b), “Managing the Care of Health and the Cure of Disease—Part II: Integration”, Health Care Management Review, 2001, 26(1), pp. 72–92 http://www.insead.edu/facultyresearch/research/doc.cfm?did=46460     (20 p.)

Kjekshus, Lars Erik and Terje P. Hagen: "Ring fencing" of elective surgery: Does it affect hospital efficiency, Health Service Management Research; 18: 186-197, 2005 http://hsmr.rsmjournals.com/content/18/3/186.full.pdf  (11 p.)

Kodner, D-L., &Spreeuwenberg, C.. Integated care: meaning, locic, applications and implications – a discussion paper. International Journal of Integrated care,2002 2(4). https://ijic.ubiquitypress.com/articles/10.5334/ijic.67/

 

In compendium that can be bought at Akademika:

Henry Mintzberg, Structure in five: Designing effective organizations, Essex: Prentice Hall (2009)  Ch 1-3 (73 p.), Ch. 10-11  (63 p.)

Scott, W. Richard and Gerald F Davis (2007) Organizations and Organizing:Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives, Pearson Ch. 1. (34 p.)

                                                      

Recommended readings:

Scott, W. Richard and Gerald F Davis (2007) Organizations and Organizing:Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives, Pearson.

Elaine Clark, “Personal and organizational development in healthcare”, chpt 20 in Walshe. K. & J. Smith (red): Health care management, Maidenhead, Berkshire. Open University Press. 2011

 

 

 

 

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