The Management of Wicked Problems in Health and Social Care Contributor(s): Thomas, Will (Editor), Hujala, Anneli (Editor), Laulainen, Sanna (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138103624 ISBN-13: 9781138103627 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Government & Business - Business & Economics | Nonprofit Organizations & Charities - General - Medical | Health Care Delivery |
Dewey: 362.106 |
LCCN: 2018034646 |
Series: Routledge Studies in Health Management |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 280 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: At a time of growing pressure on health and social care services, this book draws together contributions which highlight contemporary challenges for their management. Providing a range of contributions that draw on a Critical Management Studies perspective the book raises macro-level concerns with theory, demographics and economics on the one hand, as well as micro-level challenges of leadership, voice and engagement on the other. Rather than being an attempt to define the 'wickedness' of problems in this field, this book provides new insights designed to be of interest and value to researchers, students and managers. Contributions from international researchers explore four main topics:
The concerns discussed in this volume are 'wicked' in so far as they are persistent, pernicious and beyond the curative abilities of any single organisation or profession. Such problems require collaboration but also new approaches to listening to those who suffer their effects. This book demonstrates such listening through its engagement with policy makers, leaders, followers, professions, patients, forgotten groups and silenced voices. Moreover, it considers how future research might be transformed so as to shine a more inclusive light on 'wicked' problems and their amelioration. This is a timely and engaging book that challenges you - the reader - to think again about how we should look at, engage with and support all those involved in health and social care. |