Mapping the terrain of hospital work: technological constraints on work design and redesign

Article Abstract:

An analysis of cross-occupational task structures with aims of identifying work design and redesign factors in a hospital setting reveals that the process involves complex interrelationships among social, political and knowledge processes. The study reveals that task level technologies and their associated knowledge processes affect work redistribution design and, as in the case of nurses, raises questions about the assumption that healthcare workers are receptive to larger work roles.

Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Medical & Health Services, Human resource management, Medical care, Hospitals, Medical personnel

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Pharmaceutical R&D in an era of managed healthcare: using integrative teams to produce enduring competitive advantage

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The integrative team approach has been found to be effective in increasing research and development productivity in a managed healthcare environment. The study takes into account three models of project management and reveals that the integrative approach is effective also in increasing the competitive advantage of a firm as it offers the coherence and coordination necessary to support the workflow independence of these research and development firms.

Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical preparations, Drugs, Medical research, Research and development partnership, Research and development partnerships

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