Organisational Framing within the Health Context: a tool kit for adoption – Part 2
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Blackman, D
Fitzgerald, J
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2008
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Purpose The first part of this article identified a limitation in the range of options being considered by healthcare professionals when problem-solving or making decisions. Part two of the article builds upon this idea and describes a process where these limitations can be overcome through the use of multiple framing. Methodology/Approach Masters students, who are also healthcare managers, were asked to undertake multi-framed analyses of different decision-making scenarios. Practical Implications The exercise enabled the healthcare managers to recognise weaknesses of seeking solutions within a predominantly ...
View more >Purpose The first part of this article identified a limitation in the range of options being considered by healthcare professionals when problem-solving or making decisions. Part two of the article builds upon this idea and describes a process where these limitations can be overcome through the use of multiple framing. Methodology/Approach Masters students, who are also healthcare managers, were asked to undertake multi-framed analyses of different decision-making scenarios. Practical Implications The exercise enabled the healthcare managers to recognise weaknesses of seeking solutions within a predominantly structural frame, to challenge this narrow application and to explore the benefits and utility of multiple framing. Originality/Value The development of a technique used to enable 'reframing' of problems, contexts and potential solutions is outlined. A strategy is proposed which firstly, enables the current management frames to be identified and secondly, adopts a multi-framing approach to problem-solving.
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View more >Purpose The first part of this article identified a limitation in the range of options being considered by healthcare professionals when problem-solving or making decisions. Part two of the article builds upon this idea and describes a process where these limitations can be overcome through the use of multiple framing. Methodology/Approach Masters students, who are also healthcare managers, were asked to undertake multi-framed analyses of different decision-making scenarios. Practical Implications The exercise enabled the healthcare managers to recognise weaknesses of seeking solutions within a predominantly structural frame, to challenge this narrow application and to explore the benefits and utility of multiple framing. Originality/Value The development of a technique used to enable 'reframing' of problems, contexts and potential solutions is outlined. A strategy is proposed which firstly, enables the current management frames to be identified and secondly, adopts a multi-framing approach to problem-solving.
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Journal Title
Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management
Volume
3
Issue
1
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© 2008 Australian College of Health Service Executives. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
Subject
Organisational Planning and Management
Health Care Administration
Public Health and Health Services
Business and Management
Policy and Administration