Friday, December 5, 2008

Organizational Culture and Leadership and Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness

Organizational Culture and Leadership

Author: Edgar H Schein

In this third edition of his classic book, Edgar Schein shows how to transform the abstract concept of culture into a practical tool that managers and students can use to understand the dynamics of organizations and change. Organizational pioneer Schein updates his influential understanding of culture--what it is, how it is created, how it evolves, and how it can be changed. Focusing on today's business realities, Schein draws on a wide range of contemporary research to redefine culture, offers new information on the topic of occupational cultures, and demonstrates the crucial role leaders play in successfully applying the principles of culture to achieve organizational goals. He also tackles the complex question of how an existing culture can be changed--one of the toughest challenges of leadership. The result is a vital resource for understanding and practicing organizational effectiveness.

Booknews

Refreshed with new research and new case examples, the second edition of the 1985 work defining organizational culture expands on the concept and its application to the dilemmas of corporate management. Despite its being hard to define, analyze, measure, and manage, the concept continues to attract attention for the light it sheds on the workplace. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)



Table of Contents:

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Pt. 1Organizational culture and leadership defined1
1The concept of organizational culture : why bother?3
2The levels of culture25
3Cultures in organizations : two case examples39
4How culture emerges in new groups63
Pt. 2The dimensions of culture85
5Assumptions about external adaptation issues87
6Assumptions about managing internal integration
7Deeper cultural assumptions about reality and truth137
8Assumptions about the nature of time and space151
9Assumptions about human nature, activity, and relationships171
10Cultural typologies189
11Deciphering culture203
Pt. 3The leadership role in culture building, embedding, and evolving223
12How leaders begin culture creation225
13How leaders emb ed and transmit culture245
14The changing role of leadership in organizational "midlife"273
15What leaders need to know about how culture changes291
16A conceptual model for managed culture change319
17Assessing cultural dimensions : a ten-step intervention337
18A case of organizational (cultural?) change365
19The learning culture and the learning leader393

Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness

Author: Rachel E Spector

The seventh edition of this well-respected book continues to promote an awareness of the dimensions and complexities involved in caring for people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Completely revised and updated, it examines the differences existing within North America by probing the health-care system and consumers, and citing examples of traditional health beliefs and practices among selected populations. An emphasis on the influences of recent social, political, and demographic changes helps to explore the issues and perceptions of health and illness today. Essential for any health-care professional, this book sets the standard for cultural perspectives.

Joan C. Murphy

This fifth edition, well-known, cultural work continues to deepen and expand the reader's theory and sense of inquiry. The purpose, as in past editions, is to increase the reader's awareness of the "dimensions and complexities involved as we meet the health and illness needs of patients." Cultural competence is now mandated by the Joint Commission of Hospital Accreditation and the Health Care Financing Administration. The author uses the notion of a quilt as a theme, thereby imaging continuity from chapter to chapter. This book is intended for virtually anyone providing healthcare, but especially nurses and nursing students as we are constantly encountering cultural diversity. The author is successful in this effort. The twelve chapters are divided into three units. In the first the focus is on provider self-awareness, in the second cultural awareness, and in the third selected traditional views of health and illness. One example is Chapter 11, "Health and Illness in Hispanic America." There are eight very valuable appendixes including Suggested Course Outline and Suggested Course Activities. There is an extensive (20 page) bibliography and an impressive directory of alternative healthcare associations. As discussed by the author, the U.S. will continue to receive a significant portion of its population via immigration. Given that prediction, it is imperative that educators and those already in practice focus on initial and ongoing cultural competency. This evolving theory base has become obligatory for humane, ethical, and legal practice. Ongoing cultural shifts and new theory necessitate the new edition.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Joan C. Murphy, EdD, MS, RN, NP (Utica College of Syracuse University)
Description: This fifth edition, well-known, cultural work continues to deepen and expand the reader's theory and sense of inquiry.
Purpose: The purpose, as in past editions, is to increase the reader's awareness of the "dimensions and complexities involved as we meet the health and illness needs of patients." Cultural competence is now mandated by the Joint Commission of Hospital Accreditation and the Health Care Financing Administration. The author uses the notion of a quilt as a theme, thereby imaging continuity from chapter to chapter.
Audience: This book is intended for virtually anyone providing healthcare, but especially nurses and nursing students as we are constantly encountering cultural diversity. The author is successful in this effort.
Features: The twelve chapters are divided into three units. In the first the focus is on provider self-awareness, in the second cultural awareness, and in the third selected traditional views of health and illness. One example is Chapter 11, "Health and Illness in Hispanic America." There are eight very valuable appendixes including Suggested Course Outline and Suggested Course Activities. There is an extensive (20 page) bibliography and an impressive directory of alternative healthcare associations.
Assessment: As discussed by the author, the U.S. will continue to receive a significant portion of its population via immigration. Given that prediction, it is imperative that educators and those already in practice focus on initial and ongoing cultural competency. This evolving theory base has become obligatory for humane, ethical, and legal practice. Ongoing cultural shifts and new theory necessitate the new edition.

Booknews

Written by a nurse, primarily for nurses, summarizes issues of provider self-awareness and delivery and acceptance of health care, and traditional views of health and illness in the context of various American ethnic groups. The bibliographies for each section are extensive. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rating

5 Stars! from Doody




Table of Contents:

A Word About Health

Unit I Cultural Foundations 1

Ch. 1 Cultural Heritage and History 3

Ch. 2 Diversity 31

Ch. 3 Health and Illness 48

Unit II Health Domains 71

Ch. 4 Health Traditions 74

Ch. 5 Healing Traditions 107

Ch. 6 Familial Health Traditions 147

Ch. 7 Health Care Delivery and Issues 167

Unit III Health and Illness Panoramas 201

Ch. 8 Health and Illness in the American Indian and Alaska Native Population 204

Ch. 9 Health and Illness in the Asian Populations 231

Ch. 10 Health and Illness in the Black Population 258

Ch. 11 Health and Illness in the Hispanic Populations 283

Ch. 12 Health and Illness in the White Populations 315

App. A Selected Key Terms Related to Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness 346

App. B Calendar: Religious Holidays That Change Dates 355

App. C Suggested Course Outline 357

App. D Suggested Course Activity - Urban Hiking 363

App. E Heritage Assessment Tool 365

App. F Quick Guide for CulturalCare 368

App. G Data Resources 370

Bibliography 375

Index 395

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