Organisational Learning, Transformational Leadership and Implementation of Continuous Quality Improvement in Canadian Hospitals
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Australian Journal of Management
Abstract
Implementing continuous quality improvement (CQI) in acute care general hospitals was investigated as an occurrence of a paradigm shift and organisational learning. Presented within a contextual framework, two case studies are reported, and are complemented by a survey of hospitals operating in Ontario, Canada. The findings support a top-down approach where the CEO exhibits transformational leadership and aligns the organisation's strategy, structure, and culture to CQI. The conflicting stakeholder goals of quality of care and cost savings are harmonized. Organisational members undergo both a cognitive and behavioural adjustment centred on teamwork, facilitated by training and education. Teamwork and involvement of physicians remain long-term challenges. © 2002, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-4-2002
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd
Volume
Vol.27
Issue
Iss.2
Recommended Citation
Lebrasseur, Rolland; Whissell, Robert; and Ojha, Abhoy K, "Organisational Learning, Transformational Leadership and Implementation of Continuous Quality Improvement in Canadian Hospitals" (2002). Faculty Publications. 1236.
https://research.iimb.ac.in/fac_pubs/1236
