| Leadership in diversity. | |
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PMID: 10138586 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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As principal change agents, healthcare leaders are well positioned to integrate diversity into their institutions' organizational structure. Thus healthcare leaders must be competent in handling diversity issues. Diversity refers to any characteristic that helps shape a person's attitudes, behaviors, perspective, and interpretation of what is "normal." In the healthcare ministry, diversity encompasses the cultural differences that can be found across functions or among organizations when they merge or partner. Managers and supervisors will have to be familiar with the nuances of diversity if they are to be effective. Those managers who are not adept at incorporating diversity into human resource management may incorrectly evaluate subordinates' capabilities and provide inappropriate training or supervision. As a result, some employees may be underutilized. Others may resist needed direction, overlook instructions, or hide problems such as a language barrier. If executives, marketers, and strategic planners are to develop relevant healthcare services that take into account the needs of their constituencies, they will need to determine how different groups understand and access healthcare. Healthcare leaders who know how to uncover cultural dynamics and challenge cultural assumptions will go far in enabling their staff and managers to confront personal attitudes about community residents. Ultimately, quality of service delivery will be improved. |
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Authors:
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P L Hunt |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health progress (Saint Louis, Mo.) Volume: 75 ISSN: 0882-1577 ISO Abbreviation: Health Prog Publication Date: 1994 Dec |
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Created Date: 1995-01-12 Completed Date: 1995-01-12 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8500263 Medline TA: Health Prog Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 26-9 Citation Subset: H |
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Temple University. |
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California Community Health Planning Community-Institutional Relations Cultural Characteristics Ethnic Groups* Health Services Needs and Demand Hospital Administration* Hospital-Patient Relations Hospitals, Religious / organization & administration Humans Leadership* Organizational Innovation Personnel Administration, Hospital Social Values United States |
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