title: Organizational change from the "mom and pop" perspective.
abstract: Can hospitals successfully embark on large-scale organizational change without using outside consultants? Nursing administrators have an intense interest in the answer to this question. If change can be designed from inside the organization, the chances are greater that the change will fit better with the organization as a whole, and that buy-in by staff will be significant. The authors review the elements that need to be in place to conduct a successful change process internally, and support their concepts with a case study.
authors.affiliation: Lincoln Hospital and Health Center, Phoenix, AZ.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cauthorne-Lindstrom
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tracy
mesh_terms: D001130:Arizona; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015274:Interdepartmental Relations; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation