| Treating an unhealthy organisational culture: the implications of the Bundaberg Hospital Inquiry for managerial ethical decision making. | |
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PMID: 20334761 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This paper explores the interplay between individual values, espoused organisational values and the values of the organisational culture in practice in light of a recent Royal Commission in Queensland, Australia, which highlighted systematic failures in patient care. The lack of congruence among values at these levels impacts upon the ethical decision making of health managers. The presence of institutional ethics regimes such as the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 (Qld) and agency codes of conduct are not sufficient to counteract the negative influence of informal codes of practice that undermine espoused organisational values and community standards. The ethical decision-making capacity of health care managers remains at the front line in the battle against unethical and unprofessional practice. |
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Authors:
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Gian Luca Casali; Gary E Day |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association Volume: 34 ISSN: 0156-5788 ISO Abbreviation: Aust Health Rev Publication Date: 2010 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-03-25 Completed Date: 2010-05-05 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8214381 Medline TA: Aust Health Rev Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 73-9 Citation Subset: H |
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School of Management, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point, QLD 4000, Australia. luca.casali@qut.edu.au |
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Conflict (Psychology)* Decision Making / ethics* Hospital Administrators* Humans Organizational Case Studies Organizational Culture* Queensland |
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