OBJECTIVES Due to an increasing demand for more examinations in a non-profitmaking hospital with a fixed budget, Lean Management was introduced in the Department of Radiology in 2006. The process, experience and results are discussed from a management view. METHODS Lean principles were introduced in the department and ways of working were adjusted accordingly. RESULTS Higher productivity an...

Why outsource and what makes it work? Alternative arrangements for work in the health sector Suzanne Young Deakin University This paper addresses the question: In the health sector why have managers outsourced some functions in preference to others? The research specifi cally uncovers a reason for outsourcing which has not been highlighted in the literature; that being a desire to improve depar...

This article analyses whether involving public service users in the recruitment of frontline employees (FLEs) helps to identify candidates who have skills needed co-produce with citizens. It investigates user involvement FLE three organisations Sweden – from perspectives managers, developers, Human Resource Managers, union representatives and employees. finds that was perceived be beneficial fo...

Globalization has prompted enterprises worldwide to increasingly seek the optimal supply chain configuration. However, outsourcing, shortened product life cycles, and a reduced base severely weaken risk tolerance. With emergence of blockchain, see an opportunity mitigate risks. The purpose our research is explore managers’ intention adopt blockchain technology from perspective management. Using...

Addressing the call for a deeper understanding of ambidexterity at the individual level, we propose that managers? networks are an important yet understudied factor in the ability to balance the trade-off between exploring for new business and exploiting existing business. Analyses of 1449 ties in the networks of 79 senior partners in a management consulting firm revealed significant difference...

Leadership style is phenomenon which affects the productivity and quality nursing care. There is a lack of research studies in this area in Sri Lanka. The aim of this study was to examine the nurses’ perception about their nurse managers’ leadership style. The study sample comprised 160 nurses using simple random sampling. The research instruments were Demographic Data Recording Form and the Pe...

Overconfidence is a well-established behavioral phenomenon that involves an overestimation of own capabilities. We introduce a model, in which managers and agents exert effort in a joint production, after the manager decides on the allocation of the tasks. A rational manager tends to delegate the critical task to the agent more often than given by the efficient task allocation. In contrast, an ...

Drawing on insights from Judith Butler’s writing the dynamics of subjectivity, vulnerability and resistance, this paper explores how older workers negotiate organizational recognition schemes that are based age-related ideals. The draws observational, documentary interview data an Australian call centre where both championed as a valuable potential recruitment pool managed through age-biased di...

It has long been recognized that flood protection provided by levees is a double-edged sword. On one hand, levee systems have provided flood protection. On the other hand, given enough time levees either will be overtopped or will fail—leading to severe flood impacts on an unsuspecting population. Unlike a natural flood, levee failure flooding is often rapid, forceful, extremely damaging, and o...