... of complexity science to understand the phenomenon of leadership in health and social care contexts. The aim of this secondary analysis was to provide a further insight into how complexity science has been applied to the concept of health and social care leadership. Design/methodology/approach A secondary...

... and critical not just as evidence of the practice of inspection but as influence on care home operations and the choices of care home residents and their families. Leadership Social care Elder care Change management Home Inspection Leadership Health and social care services within England...

...Lars Edgren; Keith Barnard Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how a complex adaptive systems (CAS) approach can be used to promote the integration of health and social care for the benefit of the user. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a research review and a conceptual...

... of, for example, providing regional services strategies and investigating how services are produced in localities. (Korpelainen et al., 2004 ; Kansallinen sosiaalialan kehittämishanke) In social care, work substance exceeds the importance of leadership. However, special emphasis has also been placed...

.... Originality/value This study identifies components of good personnel management from literature and uses them as the basis for analysing the data. Lauri Kokkinen can be contacted at: lauri.kokkinen@uta.fi Personnel administration Leadership Social care Health services Middle managers Finland...