Journal of Health Organization and Management: Volume 25 Issue 3

The role of individual diligence in improving safety

Angus Corbett, Jo Travaglia, Jeffrey Braithwaite

This paper aims to be a theoretical examination of the role of individuals in sponsoring and facilitating effective, systemic change in organisations. Using reports of a number of…

Introducing innovation in a management development programme for a UK primary care organisation

Paul Smith, Libby Hampson, Jonathan Scott, Karen Bower

The aim of this paper is to examine the introduction of innovation as part of a management development programme at a primary care organisation, a legal form known as a Primary…

High performance work systems: the gap between policy and practice in health care reform

Sandra G. Leggat, Timothy Bartram, Pauline Stanton

Studies of high‐performing organisations have consistently reported a positive relationship between high performance work systems (HPWS) and performance outcomes. Although many of…

Mind the gap: Understanding utilisation of evidence and policy in health care management practice

Emmanouil Gkeredakis, Jacky Swan, John Powell, Davide Nicolini, Harry Scarbrough, Claudia Roginski, Sian Taylor‐Phillips, Aileen Clarke

The paper aims to take a reflective stance on the relationship between policy/evidence and practice, which, the authors argue, is conceptually under‐developed. The paper aims to…

Inconsistency in health care professional work: Employment in independent sector treatment centres

Simon Bishop, Justin Waring

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of recent outsourcing and public‐private partnership (PPPs) arrangements on the consistency of professional employment in…

Barriers in implementation of evidence‐based practice: Supported employment in Swedish context

Henna Hasson, Mats Andersson, Ulrika Bejerholm

The aim of this paper is to identify initial barriers influencing implementation of supported employment (SE). SE, according to the individual placement and support (IPS…

Guest editorial

Helen Dickinson, Ross Millar, Michael West