Required readings:
Lawton Robert Burns, Elizabeth H. Bradley and Brian J. Wiener, Shortell & Kaluzny’s Health Care Management – Organization Design and Behavior, 6th ed., Delmar Cengage Learning, 2012
- Lawton Robert Burns, Elisabeth H. Bradley, and Bryan J. Weiner, “The challenge of delivering value in health care: global and U.S. perspectives, ch. 1(31 p.)
- Martin P. Charns and Gary Young, “Organization Design and Work Coordination”, ch. 3 in ibid (26 p.)
- Stephen L.Walston and Ann F. Chou “Strategic thinking and competitive advantage” Ch 10 in ibid (31 p.)
- Zajac, Thomas A. D’Aunno and Lawton Robert Burns, “Managing Strategic Alliances in Health Care”, ch. 11 in ibid. (25 p.)
- Karen A. Wager and Mark L. Diana, “Health Information Systems…”, ch. 13 in ibid. (18 p.)
Henry Mintzberg, Structure in five: Designing effective organizations, Essex: Prentice Hall (2009) Ch 1-3 (73 p.), Ch. 10-11 (63 p.)
Soki Choi, Competing logics in hospital mergers, Stockholm: Karolinska Institutet, 2011, ch. 2 (14 p.) http://publications.ki.se/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10616/40275/thesis_soki.pdf
Kjekshus, Lars Erik & Hagen, Terje P. (2007). Do hospital mergers increase hospital efficiency? Evidence from a National Health Service country. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy. ISSN 1355-8196. 12(4), p230- 235 http://hsr.sagepub.com/content/12/4/230.full.pdf (5 p.)
Kjekshus, Lars Erik, Vilde Hoff Bernstrøm, Espen Dahl and Thomas Lorentzen, “The effect of hospital mergers on long-term sickness absence among hospital employees: a fixed effects multivariate regression analysis using panel data” BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:50 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/14/50 (10 p.)
Kjekshus, Lars Erik: Changing demands for institutional management, In Magnussen, J., Vrangbaek, K & R. Saltman (eds), Nordic Health Care systems 2009. http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/98417/E93429.pdf
Troels Kristensen, Peter Bogetoft, and Kjeld Moeller Pedersen “Potential gains from hospital mergers in Denmark” Health Care Management Science, 2010, Volume 13, Issue 4, pp 334-345 (LINK)
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10729-010-9133-8 (11 p)
Henry Mintzberg and Sholom Glouberman (a), “Managing the Care of Health and the Cure of Disease—Part I: Diferentiation, Health Care Management Review, 2001, 26(1), Managing the care of health and the cure of disease--Part I: Differentiation. - PubMed - NCBI(13 p.)
Henry Mintzberg and Sholom Glouberman (b), “Managing the Care of Health and the Cure of Disease—Part II: Integration”, Health Care Management Review, 2001, 26(1), pp. 72–92 http://www.insead.edu/facultyresearch/research/doc.cfm?did=46460 (20 p.)
Kjekshus, Lars Erik and Terje P. Hagen: "Ring fencing" of elective surgery: Does it affect hospital efficiency, Health Service Management Research; 18: 186-197, 2005 http://hsmr.rsmjournals.com/content/18/3/186.full.pdf (11 p.)
Kodner, D-L., &Spreeuwenberg, C.. Integated care: meaning, locic, applications and implications – a discussion paper. International Journal of Integrated care,2002 2(4). https://ijic.ubiquitypress.com/articles/10.5334/ijic.67/
In compendium that can be bought at Akademika:
Henry Mintzberg, Structure in five: Designing effective organizations, Essex: Prentice Hall (2009) Ch 1-3 (73 p.), Ch. 10-11 (63 p.)
Scott, W. Richard and Gerald F Davis (2007) Organizations and Organizing:Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives, Pearson Ch. 1. (34 p.)
Recommended readings:
Scott, W. Richard and Gerald F Davis (2007) Organizations and Organizing:Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives, Pearson.
Elaine Clark, “Personal and organizational development in healthcare”, chpt 20 in Walshe. K. & J. Smith (red): Health care management, Maidenhead, Berkshire. Open University Press. 2011