Abstract
Transforming cultures rather than changing structures is a favourite prescription for reforming health care organisations. We explore the relationship between cultures, performance measures and organisational change by analysing the cultural characteristics of an English ambulance trust to understand how organisational culture is perpetuated. Internal and external factors that impact on culture change programmes, such as historical legacy and sub-cultural dynamics, are identified. The role and identity of ambulance personnel, the conflict between professional culture and managerial objectives and the role of performance measurement were found to be significant issues which promoted resistance to enforced change and impeded planned management action.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 923-948 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Public Management Review |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 2 Oct 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 3 Jun 2018 |
Keywords
- Ambulance services
- performance
- culture
- perpetuation
- change.
- organisational culture
- change
- cultural perpetuation
- performance measurement
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Prof PARESH WANKHADE
- Business School - Professor of Leadership and Management
- Health Research Institute
Person: Research institute member, Academic