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How Managerial Controls Influence Our Views Of Work

The Horizons Tracker

“Although our research is conducted in the health care sector, we believe the findings of this study could be translated to other settings; mainly those settings where management controls are used to guide the achievement of organizational objectives and there is a mix of skilled and non-skilled workers,” the authors conclude.

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Why The Health Care Reform Debate Makes Me Sick

The Recovering Engineer

As I look at the health care reform debate, I see a number of these behaviors in the way the discussion(s) is (are) proceeding. I am not a doctor, pharmacist, attorney, drug company executive or any other person who has deep insights into the intricacies of our health care system. And, frankly, it makes me sick.

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Why The Health Care Reform Debate Makes Me Sick

The Recovering Engineer

As I look at the health care reform debate, I see a number of these behaviors in the way the discussion(s) is (are) proceeding. I am not a doctor, pharmacist, attorney, drug company executive or any other person who has deep insights into the intricacies of our health care system. And, frankly, it makes me sick.

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Growing Numbers Face Transport Insecurity

The Horizons Tracker

“If people don’t have the ability to move from place to place, they’re going to struggle to get to work, health care appointments, school, grocery stores and social services. They will also find it challenging to stay connected to important sources of social support, including friends and family.”

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Slack Is Needed If The Digital Transformation Of Healthcare Is To Succeed

The Horizons Tracker

We know that health care work environments and job demands have a profound effect on the health and well-being of those delivering care, and they may even influence the quality of health care received by patients,” the researchers say.

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How Race Affects Our Perceptions Of Risk Takers

The Horizons Tracker

Research from Northwestern University suggests that as well as context influencing our perceptions of risk-takers, so too does race. In the startup world, entrepreneurial risk-takers are often viewed in a positive light. In other contexts, risk-takers can be viewed as reckless and irresponsible.

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Using Dr. Deming’s Ideas at Baptist Memorial Health Care

Deming Institute

Skip Steward, Chief Improvement Office (CIO) for Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation in Memphis, Tennessee is the latest guest on the Deming Podcast ( download the podcast ). Related: Healthcare, Paradigm Shifts and the Influence of W.E. A friend of mine the other day told me that “improving the work is the work.”