Overcoming cultural barriers to change

Hill, S. and McNulty, D. (1998) Overcoming cultural barriers to change. Health Manpower Management, 24(1), pp. 6-12. (doi: 10.1108/09552069810196577)

Abstract

This article is a case study which focuses on organisational and cultural change associated with the incorporation of a college which provided pre‐ and post‐registration nursing and midwifery education into a much larger institution within the university sector. Among the issues addressed is whether transformational change, such as that represented by incorporation or merger, can be used by managers to successfully refashion the culture of the organisation, making more effective than traditional or discipline‐based management structures. It examines the barriers to change and the various considerations that arose in determining the fit of managerial styles and assesses the outcomes of the process of change.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: McNulty, Mr Des
• Authors: Hill, S., and McNulty, D.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences
• Journal Name: Health Manpower Management
• Publisher: MCB University Press
• ISSN: 0955-2065
• ISSN (Online): 1758-7158