Recontextualizing work and management of care professionals
Professional Performance
On 12-13 November 2015 the 9th Biennial International Conference of the Dutch HRM Network will take place in Utrecht. The Conference theme is 'Recontextualizing HRM' and one of the subthemes is 'Recontextualizing work and management of care professionals':
The care sector stands out for a multitude of changes including government initiated reforms (e.g. introduction of market mechanisms); scrutiny of the quality of care; rules, regulations and incentive systems directing professional work; increased literacy of customers; ageing populations resulting in increasing complexity of care demand; innovation in medical technology. The consequences of these changes for care professionals are manifest in a variety of areas such as the organization of work, teams, leadership, HRM and ongoing professionalization. However, these changes presumably affect care professionals in diverse ways, for instance depending on the specific care sector or care profession. This workshop aims to examine how the multifarious changes permeate the management of care work and professionals, taking into account the differences between sectors and professions.
Issues that can be explored by theoretical and empirical papers are among others:
- complexity in health care demand and multidisciplinary collaboration
- professional work, management of professionals, and dedicated HRM
- the professionalization of care occupations and managers
- managing hospital performance and effectiveness
- error management in healthcare
Subtheme convenors: Eric Molleman (木瓜福利影视 of Groningen), Jasmijn van Harten (Utrecht 木瓜福利影视), Peter Leisink (Utrecht 木瓜福利影视) and Patrick Flood (Dublin City 木瓜福利影视)
The Call for Abstracts can be found on the . Deadline for abstract proposals: 1st of May 2015.