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This case study covers the challenges faced by Strayer General Hospital due to sudden changes in strategy, cost reduction, and quality mechanisms. It highlights the conflict between management and operational staff, particularly doctors, who felt excluded from the decision-making process.
What's inside
- Turbulent change and potential hospital closure
- Changes in strategy, cost reduction, and quality mechanisms
- Conflict between management and operational staff
- Doctors' revolt against the new system
- Lack of participatory process and dialogue
Who it is for: Students studying business management and organizational behavior. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Conflict in organizations can arise from sudden changes. Students learn how to recognize and manage such conflict.
The Hospital's Problem
A general hospital faced severe losses from environmental changes and a new competitor. The hospital's chief wanted to reduce costs and improve quality.
The Chief's Changes
The chief ordered immediate changes to processes and cost structures. Doctors and staff were expected to follow the new system right away.
The Doctors' Revolt
Doctors resisted the changes. They felt they should have been consulted and informed about the changes. They felt the management had acted without involving them.
The Conflict's Cause
The conflict happened because the changes were sudden and there was no participatory process. The doctors felt there was no dialogue to bring about change.
Key terms
- Conflict
- A disagreement or clash between people with opposing views or interests.
- Cost reduction
- Reducing the costs of running the hospital.
- Process change
- Changing the way things are done at the hospital.
- Participatory process
- Involving others in the decision-making process.
- Dialogue
- Communication between the management and the staff.
- Operational staff
- The doctors and other staff who deliver the hospital's services.
Questions this document helps with
- How can sudden changes cause conflict in an organization?
- Why is it important to involve staff in decision-making?
- What can managers do to handle resistance to change?
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