92887 Organisational Management in Health Care

Subject level: Postgraduate

Handbook description

This subject introduces students to the concept of management in an organisational context. Individual and group behaviour in organisations are discussed, as are organisational issues such as culture, leadership power, communication, structure and design. Students are expected to draw on their experience in health care organisations.

Subject objectives/outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. evaluate the impact of the socio-political, legal and economic environment on the ways in which health care managers function
2. explore salient factors in organisational structures and processes in terms of their implications for management roles and effective management practices
3. explore the relationships between individuals and groups, workplaces and corporate levels in organisations as they affect governance and organisational performance
4. develop an understanding of culture, change, leadership and management
5. discuss and enact the role of leaders in organisational change and performance improvement.

Content

• Organisational theory and its application to health care
• Organisational structures in health care organisations
• Organisational issues such as structure, strategy, culture, leadership, power, politics and fundamentals of organisational design
• Individual and group behaviour in organisational contexts
• Communication for people management
• Managing performance in the organisational context
• Managing knowledge, difference and change.