Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the process and impact of patient involvement in locally defined improvement projects in two hospital clinics. The paper particularly aims to examine how patient narratives, in the form of diaries and radio montage, help to create new...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Intra-Crisis Policy Transfer: the case of COVID-19 in the UK -- Chapter 3: Whose science has been followed? The organisation of scientific advice to the UK government in the COVID-19 response -- Chapter 4: Learning from history or reacting to events?...

1 Introduction -- 2 A Theoretical Narrative Approach to Organizational Change Studies -- 3 Making Sense of Everyday Innovation at a Clinical Ward Through Narratives of Visitation Routines -- 4 A Resistance and Everyday View on Health Care Professionals -- 5 Designing and Driving Collaborative,...

pt. 1. Studies of strategy, conflict, and branding in nonprofit and private organizations -- pt. 2. Knowledge organizations and studies of everyday work -- pt. 3. Public organization studies of management and collaborative innovation.

The Handbook provides an authoritative overview of current issues and debates in the field of health care management. It contains over twenty chapters from well known and eminent academic authors internationally, selected for their expertise and asked to provide a broad and critical overview of...