Journal of Health Organization and Management: Volume 22 Issue 3

The entrepreneur: a new breed of health service leader?

Rosemary Exton

This paper aims to critically examine the notion of entrepreneurship in the UK National Health Service (NHS), promoted by government ministers and senior civil servants as part of…

The effect of a full shift system on doctors

Nicola Bamford, David Bamford

This paper aims to investigate the implications and impact from the implementation of European Working Time Directive (EWTD) compliant working patterns (the introduction of…

“Knife before wife”: an exploratory study of gender and the UK medical profession

Karen Miller, Donna Clark

The paper aims to explore the increasing feminisation of the medical profession and career progression of women in the medical profession. Furthermore, the paper explores the…

Work satisfaction of medical doctors in the South African private health sector

Rubin Pillay

This paper aims to determine the extent of work satisfaction among general practitioners and to examine the variables influencing the different aspects of their work satisfaction.

Creating a learning health care organization for participatory management: a case analysis

Randal Ford, Ingo Angermeier

This paper aims to define a theory of practice in successfully implementing management‐communication practices in the service of organizational learning.

Dependence and identity: nurses and chronic conditions in a primary care setting

Ruth McDonald, Anne Rogers, Wendy Macdonald

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the ways in which practice nurses engage in identity work in the context of chronic disease management in primary care and assess the extent…

Organisational silos: affecting the discharge of elderly patients

Janet M. Scott, Peri Hawkins

This paper aims to explore the unintentional formation of internal functional barriers, (organisational silos) during moves towards departmental efficiency, within an acute trust…