The Role of Informal Networks in Creating Knowledge Among Health-Care Managers: A Prospective Case Study


 
Language:

English

Author:

Ward V, et al.

Series/Journal Title:

Health Services and Delivery Research

Volume:

2

Issue:

12

Pages:

156

Description:

Health and well-being services, in common with many public services, cannot be delivered by a single organisation and require co-ordination across several organisations in a locality. There is some evidence, mostly from other sectors, that middle managers play pivotal roles in this co-ordination by developing networks of relationships with colleagues in other organisations. These networks of relationships, established over time, provide contexts in which managers can, collectively, create the knowledge needed to address the challenges they encounter. Relatively little is known, however, about how these knowledge-creation processes work in a health-care context. [from introduction]

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