...Kimberly D. Harry; Eileen M. Van Aken; Wiljeana J. Glover Purpose This study aims to comprehensively survey the existing body of knowledge on Kaizen events (KEs) in hospitals, highlighting key dimensions such as the maturity of KE research, trends in publications and authorship, the networks...

... uses empirical data gathered from 102 usable replies from private and also public hospitals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Findings – The findings indicate the existence of a positive relationship between slack resources and organizational performance and show that the extensiveness...

...Hsin-Yuan Chang; Ming-Yu Wu; Dwan-Fang Sheu Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how the nursing division supervisors at hospitals perceive intellectual capital (IC) and identify the relative importance of IC factors. Design/methodology/approach – Using literature review...

... at: lkarakow@yorku.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Decision making Confidence limits Acquisitions and mergers Hospitals The cognitive approach is often used to explain the quality of the decision‐making process. According to this approach, decision making is a function of how...

... has not been totally successful. The article illustrates this procedure in trying to address a budget deficit problem in a large metropolitan hospital. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Problem solving Systems theory Organizational change Hospitals 30 MANAGEMENT DECISION 27,1 W hen conventional...