TY - BOOK AU - Morandi,Federica TI - Managerial solutions to hospitals' challenges T2 - Health care in transition SN - 9781634848466 AV - RA971 U1 - 362.11068 23 PY - 2016///] CY - New York PB - Nova Publishers KW - Hospitals KW - Administration KW - Hospital Administration KW - Hôpitaux KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security KW - bisacsh KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; MANAGERIAL SOLUTIONS TO HOSPITALS' CHALLENGES; MANAGERIAL SOLUTIONS TO HOSPITALS' CHALLENGES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 1: INTRODUCING HOSPITAL CHALLENGES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; RULES AND EXPECTATIONS AFFECTING HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; DESIGNING THE ORGANIZATION: LOOKING AT THE STRUCTURAL AND THE CONTEXTUAL DIMENSIONS; THE ITALIAN NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM AND THE INSTITUTIONAL TYPOLOGIES OF HOSPITALS; THE CLINICAL DIRECTORATE MODEL; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: THE CEREMONIAL APPROACH OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS: A SURVIVING CHALLENGEABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; INSTITUTIONAL THEORY AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGES: BALANCING EFFICIENCY AND LEGITIMACY; INSTITUTIONAL PRESSURES RELIEF: THE DECOUPLING, A THEORETICAL APPROACH; THE DIFFUSION OF THE DECOUPLING PHENOMENON IN HEALTHCARE: A LITERATURE REVIEW; THE CHALLENGE OF DECOUPLING: PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: MANAGING UNCERTAINTY: THE QUALITY CERTIFICATION ADOPTION BETWEEN MANAGERIAL FASHIONS AND SOCIAL CONTAGION; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE ROLE OF STANDARDIZATION IN HEALTHCARECONTEXTUAL BACKGROUND: THE ISO 9001 QUALITY CERTIFICATION; THEORETICAL BACKGROUND; ANALYZING THE SPREAD OF QUALITY CERTIFICATIONS IN THE ITALIAN NHS; RESULTS; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: COMMON INSIDE CHALLENGES: LOOKING FOR ORGANIZATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL WORK VALUES CONGRUENCE; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL WORK VALUES CONGRUENCE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT WITHIN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES: THE ROLE OF JOB SATISFACTION; WORK VALUES AND PROFESSIONALISM: PHYSICIANS AND NURSES PERSPECTIVESEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS: PROFESSIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE WORK VALUES GRADING; DO INDIVIDUALS SHAPE ORGANIZATIONS? THE EFFECT ON JOB SATISFACTION; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: THE STRATEGY OF NEGOTIATING: NATURAL PREDISPOSITION AND ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; NEGOTIATION: IS IT AN ART OR A STRATEGY?; NEGOTIATION SKILLS AND STRATEGIES; NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT: THE SOURCE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS FOR PHYSICIANS; THE TWO SIDES OF NEGOTIATION IN HEALTHCARE: THE INTERNAL AND THE EXTERNAL INVOLVEMENT OF PHYSICIANS; THE DOUBLE SIDE OF NEGOTIATION: EVIDENCE FROM ITALIAN PHYSICIANSQUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INDEX UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1258664 ER -