Impact of organizational redesign.
Little in-depth objective information is available about the outcomes of restructuring or reengineering. One reason for this is the difficulty of conducting traditional research within the context of dynamic organizational development activities. The authors describe an alternative program evaluation approach that proved successful for assessing and enhancing large-scale organizational change in an acute-care medical center. Sample results are presented and recommendations made for increasing an evaluation's usefulness by tailoring reports to the user.
Effken
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JA
University of Arizona College of Nursing, Tucson, USA. jeffken@rnl.nursing.arizona.edu
Stetler
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CB
D006754:Hospital Restructuring; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States