Healthcare restructuring in Canada

Abstract

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Work empowerment in multidisciplinary teams during organizational change

“…Organization restructuring is a demanding process and it is difficult to carry out without any harmful effects 5–7 . Hospital restructuring has impaired nurses' physical and psychological health, job motivation, professional efficacy and ability to provide quality care.…”

“…In addition, the hospital restructuring has resulted in nursing shortages and a high turnover in nursing staff in industrial countries 5,7,8 . The nursing shortage is caused by the resignation and retirement of nurses 6 . Nurses quit their jobs more than before because their commitment to the nurse's work and hospital organization has diminished 5,7,9 .…”

“…Inexperienced and less satisfied nurses in particular have quitted their jobs 7 . Some of the nurses leave the nursing profession in order to take up other work 6 …”

Learning and corporate social responsibility : a study on the role of the learning organization, individual competencies, goal orientation and the learning climate in the CSR adaptation process

“…Hence, leaders can influence their employees' learning 2 29 with respect to CSR objectives, thereby promoting sustainable behavior among employees (Ramus & Steger, 2000;Blok, Wesselink, Studynka, & Kemp, 2015). Moreover, leaders who are both visible and supportive increase their employees' commitment to achieving the company's goals (Burge, 2003), which is a key predictor of an employee's work behavior (Meyer, Stanley, Herscovitch, & Topolnytsky, 2002). Moreover, it is an important antecedent of an employee's readiness for change (Kwahk & Lee, 2008).…”

“…That is, managers and leaders play a crucial role in change processes, as they greatly influence employees' work behavior and because they can increase employees' commitment to achieving company's goals with respect to the change by being visible and supportive toward the intended change (Burge, 2003;Furst & Cable, 2008). As such, many scholars study CSR leadership and management by primarily addressing the role and support of the CEO.…”