Organizational Behavior in Health Care: .

by Nancy Borkowski, Katherine A. Meese

Organizational Behavior in Health Care, Fourth Edition is specifically written for health care managers who are on the front lines every day, motivating and leading others in a constantly changing, complex environment. Uniquely addressing organizational behavior theories and issues within the healthcare industry, this comprehensive textbook not only offers in-depth discussion of the relevant topics, such as leadership, motivation, conflict, group dynamics, change, and more, it provides students with practical application through the use of numerous case studies and vignettes. Thoroughly updated, the Fourth Edition offers: - Two chapters addressing demographic shifts and cultural competency and their importance for ensuring the delivery of high quality care (Ch. 2 & 3) - New chapter on change management and managing resistance to change. - New and updated content (modern theories of leadership, teaming, etc), and case studies throughout.

Genres: Textbooks

406 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Cynthia D]

If you work in healthcare, get this book. I have absolutely no background in HR and little behavioral science knowledge, but found this book to be very helpful in figuring out different behaviors, stressors, burn out, etc. The author did a great job in explaining all the different HR and behavior-related concepts, and giving a firm foundation to build later chapters on; I felt comfortable with reading and using the material in writing and actually used it to think about current issues at my workplace. The multitude of examples included in every chapter also help the reader in thinking about chapter-related issues.

[James Chally]

As exciting as the title; like most people I read this not out of choice but because it was a required text for a class on organizational leadership. It generally kept my attention for about 4 min before my mind started wondering and I’d wake up a page later with no idea what I’d read. I’m sure it has good info; just needs a few more car chases and explosions.

[David Little]

Another class bites the dust.

[Kevin]

High dosage of research jargons thories with balanced use cases