Organizational health in health organizations: towards a conceptualization

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
Arne Orvik, Runo Axelsson

Abstract

This article is introducing a new concept of organizational health and discussing its possible implications for health organizations and health management. The concept is developed against the background of New Public Management, which has coincided with increasing workplace health problems in health organizations. It is based on research mainly in health promotion and health management. Organizational health is defined in terms of how an organization is able to deal with the tensions of diverse and competing values. This requires a dialectical perspective, integration as well as disintegration, and a tricultural approach to value tensions. The concept of organizational health is pointing towards an inverse value pyramid and a hybrid- and value-based form of management in health organizations. An application of this concept may clarify competing values and help managers to deal with the value tensions underlying workplace health problems on an organizational as well as an individual and group level. More empirical research is required, however, to link more closely the different aspects of organizational health in health organizations.

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Citations

Jan 19, 2016·The International Journal of Health Planning and Management·Arne Orvik
Jul 19, 2013·Journal of Nursing Management·Arne OrvikRuno Axelsson
Jan 7, 2014·Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences·Pamela Fisher, Dawn Freshwater
Sep 13, 2016·International Journal of Integrated Care·Arne OrvikRuno Axelsson
May 10, 2017·Journal of Health Organization and Management·Marcus StrömgrenLotta Dellve
Mar 10, 2018·Journal of Advanced Nursing·Kristin AkerjordetAnnie Haver
Aug 25, 2018·Nursing Ethics·Elin Margrethe Aasen, Berit Misund Dahl
Dec 12, 2020·Frontiers in Public Health·Andrea Eriksson, Lotta Dellve

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