Table 2

Summary of (1) data-collection methods and (2) challenges at each of the three organisational levels during the implementation of the magnet hospital model

Top management levelProduction unit levelClinic level
(1) Data collection methods
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    5 observations of meetings

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    4 interviews with members of the project management team

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    6 document analyses

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    6 interviews with HR practitioners

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    4 interviews with operations developers

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    9 observations of meetings

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    7 document analyses

17 interviews in one clinic:
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    2 managers

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    13 nurses

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    2 assistant nurses

(2) Implementation challenges
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    Unclear mandate

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    Fuzzy mission

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    Resistance to change

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    Time-limited assignment

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    Who is in charge of staffing?

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    What way forward?

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    Conflicting interpretations of the model

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    Problem solution mismatch

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    Limited leeway

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    Balancing reactive and proactive employee resourcing

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    The blind spot in the model

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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