This research investigates the relevance of professional subcultures in a climate of change
at a large hospital in South-Western Sydney and addresses the question:'How do changes …

The extensive criticism of the integrativeshared values' view of culture has prompted many
researchers to argue that one way of advancing culture research is by examining the ways …

This paper examines the concept of cultural management in the UK National Health Service
in a critical context. Drawing from different perspectives within the literature, it challenges the …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to extend the discussion of the recursive relationship
between the identity of a profession and the professional identity of individuals in the context …

Purpose–A recurring theme in Government policy documents has been the need to change
the culture of the NHS in order to deliver a service “fit for the twenty‐first century”. However …

Recent literature on health reform describes advantages of a collaborative approach to the
management of health organizations. However, it is important for the managers of health …

The increasing nursing shortage experienced in healthcare institutions alongsidethe
communicative issuesrelated to multiculturalnursing teams have placed nurses at the centre …

The English National Health Service (NHS) is a contested organisational terrain where what
it means to be 'professional'is under threat from a dominant 'new managerialism'discourse …

This paper is a follow-up study of how women and black staff experience the institutional
culture in the Health Sciences Faculty at the University of Cape Town. The original study …

Since the election of a Labour government in 1997, UK health policy has been characterized
by a series of change initiatives under the general rubric of modernization. Strategies have …