HRM and the health of hospitals. (May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wilkinson, Adrian; Muurlink, Olav; Awan, Nabil; Townsend, Keith
• Is Part Of: Health services management research. Volume 32:Number 2(2019)
• Page Start: 89
• Page End: 102
• Publication Date: 2019-05
• Subjects: human resources -- human resources management; Public health administration -- Research -- Periodicals; Public health administration -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Periodicals; Health services administration -- Research -- Periodicals; Health services administration -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Periodicals; 362.1072
• DOI: 10.1177/0951484818805369
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0951-4848

Abstract

While there is a plethora of research on people management and high-commitment management, most are focused on commercial enterprises. Even the high-commitment management literature on commercial organisations argues that we need to move beyond the confines of financial performance. There are relatively few studies of high-commitment management which focus on hospitals. This is despite the fact that human resources are a major cost and source of performance leverage in hospitals.