The effectiveness of strategies to change organisational culture to improve healthcare performance: a systematic review

Author(s)
Parmelli, E., Flodgren, G., Beyer, F., Baillie, N., Schaafsma, M. E. and Eccles M. P.
Publication language
English
Date published
01 Jan 2011
Publisher
Implementation Science
Type
Articles
Keywords
Organisational, Organisational Learning and Change
Link
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21457579/nwww.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlere…

Organisational culture is an anthropological metaphor used to inform research and consultancy and to explain organisational environments. In recent years, increasing emphasis has been placed on the need to change organisational culture in order to improve healthcare performance. However, the precise function of organisational culture in healthcare policy often remains underspecified and the desirability and feasibility of strategies to be adopted have been called into question. The objective of this review was to determine the effectiveness of strategies to change organisational culture in order to improve healthcare performance.