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Human Resource Strategies For Improving Organizational Performance To Reduce Medical Errors, Dr. Mary Ellen Taylor-Hyde
Human Resource Strategies For Improving Organizational Performance To Reduce Medical Errors, Dr. Mary Ellen Taylor-Hyde
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Preventable medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Healthcare leaders must consistently promote the delivery of quality and safe care of patients to reduce unnecessary errors and prevent harm. The purpose of this case study was to explore human resource strategies for improving organizational performance to reduce medical errors. The study included face-to-face interviews with 5 healthcare clinical managers who work within a multifaceted health system in the Midwestern region of the United States. Complex adaptive systems theory was used to frame this study. Interview notes, publicly available documents, and audio recordings were transcribed …
Retaining Employees After Downsizing, Chizoba C. Nwoye
Retaining Employees After Downsizing, Chizoba C. Nwoye
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Oil and gas industry business leaders who fail to implement adequate talent retention strategies experience reduced profits and sustainability challenges. During the first 2 years following downsizing, 67% of organizations using excuse-based downsizing reflected reduced sales and profitability, and 11% of such organizations experienced financial losses. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies that successful Calgary medium size oil and gas businesses implemented to retain talented employees after downsizing. The population for the study included business leaders of 3 medium oil and gas businesses in Calgary, Canada, who had successfully implemented talented employee retention strategies. …