Purpose To examine the evolution of health care integration strategies and associated
conceptualization and practice through a review and synthesis of over 25 years of …

The process of identifying and evaluating a target firm, completing a deal after its negotiation
and announcement, and then integrating a target firm after legal combination is a multi-year …

This article examines the practice of leadership in organizations characterized by
ambiguous authority relationships. Drawing on three empirical case studies illustrative of a …

Purpose–Health service organizations and professionals are under increasing pressure to
work together to deliver integrated patient care. A common understanding of integration …

Introduction: Québec's rapidly growing elderly and chronically ill population represents a
major challenge to its healthcare delivery system, attributable in part to the system's focus on …

The aim of this paper is to set the foundation for subsequent empirical studies of the
“Implementing models of primary care for older adults with complex needs” project, by …

This paper studies the ways in which members of inter-organizational teams collectively
make sense of unexpected events and how they decide upon engaging in action …

Change initiatives entail a high risk of failure if leaders cannot convey the underlying sense
to employees. However, the effectiveness of leader sensegiving depends on external as …

Curriculum reform that has an effect on the everyday practices in schools always entails
translation of new ideas into new educational practices. This takes place primarily through …

Abstract Wu, Howlett, and Ramesh's understanding of policy capacity has been used to
identify generalizable strengths and weaknesses of specific jurisdictions and policy sectors …