Health Care Management: A Text in Organization Theory and Behavior

by Stephen M. Shortell (Other), Arnold D. Kaluzny (Other Contributor)

This practical guide focuses on the role of the manager in health care organizations, providing a systematic, integrative treatment of individual, group and organization issues. Thid new edition includes cutting-edge topics such as multi-institutional settings, negotiation and bargaining, ethical issues and technological innovation. The focus in this edition is more on practical applications than theory. Mini-cases, discussion questions, managerial guidelines and problem exercises are also contained in the book.

533 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1983