Why organization development hasn't worked (so far) in medical centers

Health Care Manage Rev. 1976 Spring;1(2):17-28.

Abstract

An exasperated corporation executive recently summed up what was, to him, the paramount problem of any business: It's full of people. Organization Development, born in industry, has done much good in that setting, but it often multiples the problems of a health care system rather than solving them. Here are some of the reasons--many of them people.

MeSH terms

  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Commerce
  • Governing Board*
  • Hospitals, Teaching / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Physicians