The healthcare sector is one where two co-existing and competing institutional logics–
professional and market logics–occur. Following extant research on institutional logics and …

This is surprising given that it appears sensible to assume that health service outcomes for
patients would benefit from improved collaboration between everyone working in health and …

Background Effective implementation of change in healthcare organisations involves
multiple professional and organisational groups and is often impeded by professional and …

This research aimed to better understand how institutions are maintained, and the role of
materiality in this institutional work. More specifically, the present qualitative case study …

This research investigates the relevance of professional subcultures in a climate of change
at a large hospital in South-Western Sydney and addresses the question:'How do changes …

This paper investigates transitions in the social organisation of medicine found in the
extended opportunities for private corporations to own, manage and deliver public …

Like other public organizations, hospitals face increasing calls to innovate in the way they
deliver services. However, health care continues to grapple with bridging knowledge …

This thesis explores the question 'What happens in the early stage of administrative culture
reform?'by examining an exemplar of this type of reform in the New Zealand public service …

What does this research tell us about how to manage the sustainability and spread of new
working practices? To answer this question, it is necessary first to consider the context in …