Radical Change Attempt in Healthcare Competing Logics in Hospital Mergers by Soki Choi
Brand: VQNB Publishing
Product Description
Today there is no doubt that radical change attempts such as mergers have permeated all sectors of society. However the knowledge of mergers in healthcare is highly uncertain and scarce. This awardwinning Ph.D. thesis explores one of the largest hospital mergers ever made the flagship merger of two university hospitals in Stockholm Sweden which formed todays Karolinska University Hospital. The aim is to increase our understanding of the pitfalls and possibilities in change processes at large and complex organizations especially in professionalized public service settings.Soki Choi Med. Dr holds a Ph.D. from Karolinska Institutet and a Master of Science in Business and Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics Sweden. She has also been guest researcher at Harvard University USA. In 2011 Dr Choi was awarded the prestigious European Health Management Association Research Award In a fiercely contested competition for this years award Soki Chois research on managing clinical integration stood out for the way in which it challenges some of the traditional wisdom on mergers in healthcare. Professor Kieran Walshe Chair of EHMAs Scientific Advisory Committee show more
Condition : New
Author : Soki Choi
Weight : 467.45
Publisher : VQNB Publishing
Language : English
EAN : 9789186815707
ISBN10 : 9186815709
Format : Paperback Softback
Date of Publication : 20130101
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : 270 Pages
Dimensions : 216 X 142 X 17