Brunsson, Nils: The Organization of Hypocrisy. Talk, Decisions and Actions in Organizations, 2003. Copenhagen Business School Press. Ch 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9. 134 pages. [OH].
Lathrop, J. Philip: Restructuring Health Care. Patient-Focused Paradigm, 1993. John Wiley and sons Ltd.. Ch 1-8. 181 pages. [RHC].
Stephen M. Shortell and Arnold D. Kaluzny, eds: Health Care Management: Organization Design & Behavior, 2005. Thomson Delmar Learning. 5th edition. 448 pages [HCM].
Quinn, Robert E, Sue R Faerman, Michael P Thompson, Michael R McGrath, Lynda S. St. Claire: Becoming a Master Manager. A Competing Values Approach, 2007. John Wiley and Sons Ltd. 4th Ed. Emphasis on Ch 1 and 10. 60 pages [BMM].
Walshe, Kieran and Judith Smith: Healthcare Management, 2006. Open University Press. ISBN: 0-335-22119. Ch 1, 7, 8, 15, 16, 19, 26, 28. 110 pages [HM].
Available online:
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. Online
R.A. Atun, Doctors and managers need to speak a common language, BMJ 326 (2003), pp. 655–656.Online
Aasland Olaf Gjerløw The physician role in transition: is Hippocrates sick? Social Science & Medicine Volume 52, Issue 2, January 2001, Pages 171-173. Online
Scally and L.J. Donaldson, Clinical governance and the drive for quality improvement in the New NHS in England, BMJ 317 (1998), pp. 61–65. Online
Recommended readings:
Readings covering the Norwegian Health Care system and the NHS in a comparativ perspective is available from The Observatory:European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies or the HIT report Abstract
Description, facts, figures and overview of the Norwegian health care sector is found in the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Social Affairs