Organizational Change Strategies within Healthcare. Issue 3 (October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Steinke, Claudia; Dastmalchian, Ali; Blyton, Paul; Hasselback, Paul
• Is Part Of: Healthcare management forum. Volume 26:Issue 3(2013)
• Page Start: 127
• Page End: 135
• Publication Date: 2013-10
• Subjects: Health services administration -- Periodicals; Health services administration -- Canada -- Periodicals; 362.1068
• DOI: 10.1016/j.hcmf.2013.05.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0840-4704

Abstract

This study explores ways in which healthcare organizations can improve their organizational fitness for change using Beer and Nohria's framework of Theory E (concentrating on the economic value of change) and Theory O (concentrating on the organization's long-term capabilities for change). Data were collected from senior leaders/medical directors from health regions in Alberta. The results show that even though there is a tendency for reliance on Theory E change strategies, the respondents demonstrated other preferred approaches to change.