The role of nurses' unions in workplace innovation in Australian and Canadian hospitals: analysing union strategies

Pauline Stanton; Timothy Bartram; Greg J. Bamber

doi:10.1111/irj.12378

The role of nurses' unions in workplace innovation in Australian and Canadian hospitals: analysing union strategies

Pauline Stanton, Timothy Bartram, Greg J. Bamber

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Abstract

We explore the role of nurses and their unions in workplace innovation through case study research on the introduction of Lean production (LP). We find that nurses' unions were not involved in the implementation of LP. We draw conclusions about how union power, identity and narratives help explain union strategic behaviour.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	484-500
Number of pages	17
Journal	Industrial Relations Journal
Volume	53
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12378
Publication status	Published - Sept 2022

Keywords

Australia
Canada
Unions
nurses
innovation and improvement
Lean production

UN SDGs

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The role of nurses' unions in workplace innovation in Australian and Canadian hospitals: analysing union strategies

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

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The role of nurses' unions in workplace innovation in Australian and Canadian hospitals: analysing union strategies

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

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Success factors for lean six sigma projects in healthcare

Engaging professionals in sustainable workplace innovation: medical doctors and institutional work

New development: 4P recommendations for implementing change, from research in hospitals

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Work Process Change in Hospital Services

How can high-performance human resource management improve workforce retention in hospitals

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Health, Wealth, Work and Us

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