...Eline Ree; Siri Wiig; Camilla Seljemo; Torunn Wibe; Hilda Bø Lyng Purpose This study aims to explore nursing home and home care managers’ strategies in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This study has a qualitative design with semistructured individual interviews...

...Caroline Lornudd; David Bergman; Christer Sandahl; Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between leadership profiles and differences in managers’ own levels of work stress symptoms and perceptions of work stressors causing stress. Design...

...Kristina Palm; Susanne Ullström; Christer Sandahl; David Bergman Purpose – This paper aims to explore if and how employees in a healthcare organisation perceive changes in their managers’ leadership behaviour over time. Design/methodology/approach – An interview study was conducted...

... systems Findings For services to be effective doctors need to be engaged in their design. Historically the engagement of doctors in this process has been haphazard and often taken on by doctors who have been provided with little management training. This has led to internal and external conflict...

... and reliability Healthcare management Patients Patient care User satisfaction Health care Managers Once the psychometric properties of the instrument were established, data analysis was carried out. The instrument was administered to IIUM Health Centre. Undergraduate students comprised 76.9 per...

...Nirachon Chuttipattana; Faridahwati Mohd. Shamsudin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the moderating or contingent effect of organizational culture on the relationship between the personality and managerial competencies of primary care managers in Thailand. Design/methodology...

... that more might well be achieved by NHS managers leading change via active involvement at the “coal face”. Such a transition would improve morale and would be a move towards establishing an innovative learning culture within NHS organisations. A companion article provides the same service on improving...

...Rubin Pillay Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the problem of providing managers in both the public and private sectors with the requisite competencies to help address efficiency, effectiveness and responsiveness in the delivery of health services. Design/methodology/approach...