Advances in Health Care Organization Theory [Hardcover]

Stephen S. Mick (Editor), Mindy E. Wyttenbach (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 078795764X | ISBN-13: 978-0787957643 | Publication Date: February 10, 2003 | Edition: 1

Advances in Health Care Organization Theory is a much-needed volume for faculty and students in health care administration. It highlights and explains key trends in health care organizations and organizational development, specifically, in the 1990s. This book will be essential for doctoral-level students studying health care organizational theory and research, as well as for those studying organizational sociology, organizational psychology, political science, and management.

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From the Inside Flap

Stephen S. Mick is the Arthur Graham Glasgow Professor in the Department of Health Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Mindy E. Wyttenbach is a doctoral student and research assistant in the program in Health Services Organization and Research at Virginia Commonwealth University.

From the Back Cover

Advances in Health Care Organization Theory outlines the current trends in health care organizations and organizational development. The profound events, changes, and innovations that have characterized the health care delivery system in the course of the past ten years are examined in this informative and much-needed edited collection, perfect for students of health care administration .
This prestigious collection includes articles from contributors who are among the best-known faculty in health care administration such as Richard Scott, Steven Shortell, Jeffrey Alexander, Douglas Wholey, and Robert Burns. These experts explore a wide variety of topics in Advances in Health Care Organization theory including:

• The Evolving World of Health Care Organizations
• Understanding Health Care Markets
• When Institutions Collide
• Physician-Organization Relationships
• Understanding Health Care Markets
• Sustaining Long-Term Change and Effectiveness in Community Health Networks
• Quality as an Organizational Problem
• Trust as Force in Health Care Organization Theory
• Health Care Organizations as Complex Adaptive Systems
• Lessons Learned from the 1990s 'Revolution' in Health Care
• Research and Policy Implications

"The book is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the modern economic, sociological, and institutional bases for health care organizations and an essential review for those of us who need to 'rediscover' these bases and understand where the mixture of proven theory and futuristic reasoning is likely to take us."
— W. Jack Duncan, professor of management and University Scholar Graduate School of Management and School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (February 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078795764X
• ISBN-13: 978-0787957643
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #433,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars great!, May 12, 2009

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This review is from: Advances in Health Care Organization Theory (Hardcover)

I really enjoyed this book. One of the most complete and updated reviews of organization theories applyed to the health care industry. I found very new interesting perspectives on: social network analysis, institutional theory, health care markets and much more.