Papers by Margaret G Patrickson
hospitals: A contested arena for
Administrative Sciences, 2021
This article reports on findings from interviews with a small group of Chinese female immigrants ... more This article reports on findings from interviews with a small group of Chinese female immigrants to Australia who have started up their own business since their arrival. Unlike most publications concerning immigration that focus upon financial factors, we have instead concentrated on their personal journeys, why they started their businesses and the benefits they sought. We interviewed thirteen participants in Adelaide who had recently arrived from China with the aim of immigrating permanently to Australia. Immigration records indicate that by 2020 this figure had risen to over 160,000 per annum. However, it dropped again quickly in 2020 following the beginning of COVID-19. Nonetheless, according to recent Australian government records, over 866,200 current Australian residents have Chinese ancestry and 74% are first-generation migrants. The primary motivators for respondents were independence and control as well as income and skill development. Respondents were also satisfied by th...
Anthropological Journal of European Cultures, 2008
As Review Editor for Contemporary South Asia, I invite academic colleagues, postgraduate research... more As Review Editor for Contemporary South Asia, I invite academic colleagues, postgraduate research students and other suitably qualified persons to review one of the works listed below. Potential reviewers should send their full name, position, institutional affiliation (if applicable
The paper reports on a two-year field research study aimed at discovering how five Indonesian gra... more The paper reports on a two-year field research study aimed at discovering how five Indonesian grassroots nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) perceive, understand, interpret and operationalize the constructs of organizational effectiveness (OE) in the management of their organizations. Data were collected utilizing an interpretive methodological approach involving content from focus groups, interviews, observations and surveys with NGO managers. Findings indicated a bifurcated
Asia Pac J Hum Resour, 1988
This paper reports on a qualitative study of the attitudes of 23 South Australian practitioners i... more This paper reports on a qualitative study of the attitudes of 23 South Australian practitioners in General Practice (GP) towards adopting an unspecified data amalgamating Health Informatics (HI) system. Findings suggest key areas of concern are associated with the potential for diminution of control over change and adoption was primarily influenced by a perceived need to protect the role and value of GPs. If change was seen as involuntary, uncertain or without demonstrable benefit to relevant patient outcomes, the prospect of change tended to manifest as passive or active GP resistance. Findings suggest increased exposure to use of HI systems influences GP perception of both the importance and certainty of potential implementation outcomes. It was concluded that discrete attitudes towards the use of HIS technology could be identified. Determined by contextual GP perceptions of competing managerial, technological and political factors, they are not mutually exclusive and more appropriately seen as a series of developmental and co-existing perspectives.
This paper reports on a qualitative study of South Australian General Practitioner (GP) attitudes... more This paper reports on a qualitative study of South Australian General Practitioner (GP) attitudes towards adopting Health Informatics (HI) technology. The study suggests attitudes are determined by GP perceptions of competing managerial, technological and political factors. Findings indicate increased exposure to HI use in performance of their role influences GP perceptions of the importance and certainty of implementation outcomes. However the prospect of such technologically facilitated change tends to manifest in resistance if perceived as uncertain, involuntary or not of demonstrable benefit to patients. The findings highlight the desirability of HI technology use being associated with benefits to GP patients and practices rather than with change to the GP's professional role and value. .
Asia Pac J Hum Resour, 1988
Electronic Journal of Health Informatics, Oct 15, 2008
This paper reports on the attitudes of 20 practitioners in South Australian General Practice towa... more This paper reports on the attitudes of 20 practitioners in South Australian General Practice towards adopting Health Informatics (HI) systems. HI systems are aimed at improving the overall quality and management of healthcare, but adoption of the technology may require a change in the General Practitioner's (GP) approach to the way they perform their healthcare delivery role. This qualitative study found HI adoption was primarily influenced by the perceived potential for change in the professional's value and role. While GPs were generally reluctant to consider technological innovation that was not perceived to demonstrate potential for improvement in patient health outcomes, increased exposure to HI systems positively influenced perceptions of both the importance and the certainty of potential implementation outcomes. It was concluded that GP attitudes could be characterised by four different perspectives of HI systems use in general practice medicine delivery.
We present a framework of model typology in organizational change. This framework classifies orga... more We present a framework of model typology in organizational change. This framework classifies organizational change models into the following types: Top-down, bottom-up, outside-in and inside-out. Including spirituality-based models in an inside-out approach addresses the need for a holistic and dynamic mix of organizational change models in integral transformation of people multi-individuals of an organization.
This paper reports on a qualitative study of the attitudes of 23 South Australian practitioners i... more This paper reports on a qualitative study of the attitudes of 23 South Australian practitioners in General Practice (GP) towards adopting an unspecified data amalgamating Health Informatics (HI) system. Findings suggest key areas of concern are associated with the potential for diminution of control over change and adoption was primarily influenced by a perceived need to protect the role and
This paper reports on a qualitative study of South Australian General Practitioner (GP) attitudes... more This paper reports on a qualitative study of South Australian General Practitioner (GP) attitudes towards adopting Health Informatics (HI) technology. The study suggests attitudes are determined by GP perceptions of competing managerial, technological and political factors. Findings indicate increased exposure to HI use in performance of their role influences GP perceptions of the importance and certainty of implementation outcomes. However
Studies in health technology and informatics, 2010
This paper reports the results from a survey of 131 medical practitioners in South Australian Gen... more This paper reports the results from a survey of 131 medical practitioners in South Australian General Practice concerning adoption of a computerised system for storing and potentially amalgamating health information from several practices. Practitioners were primarily influenced by the positively perceived potential for such technology use to improve patient health and well-being outcomes and secondarily by the negatively perceived potential for unwanted change in the status, control and autonomy of their professional role. Practitioner attitude reflected how they resolved the competing influences. The data suggest that strategies for implementing such systems should address individual perceptions by increasing belief in the potential for patient improvement or by decreasing belief of the inevitability of unwanted role change.
Journal of Occupational Psychology, 1986
ABSTRACT Newspaper compositors, whose work has been redefined following the replacement of hot-me... more ABSTRACT Newspaper compositors, whose work has been redefined following the replacement of hot-metal technology by an electronic production process, have been surveyed and interviewed some three years after the change. Data were sought concerning their attitudes to their new task content, their reaction to the change in work methods and control, and their ideas about their future. The sample has experienced reduced influence over the decisions of senior management, less utilization of old skills, and reduced future opportunities. However, the majority have adjusted to the change and some prefer it.
Population ageing has given rise to a host of issues, including the pressures placed on workforce... more Population ageing has given rise to a host of issues, including the pressures placed on workforce management. At the same time as the proportion of younger workers entering the workforce is declining in all developed societies, the largest age cohort, the baby boomers, is fast approaching retirement age. Governments are urging older workers to delay retirement, yet the rapidly changing
Journal of Organizational Behavior, 1988
Journal of Management Development, 2009
ABSTRACT Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to ascertain to what extent organisations specifi... more ABSTRACT Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to ascertain to what extent organisations specifically use communication skills as a key criterion in their selection and subsequent development of managerial staff. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents empirical findings from semi-structured qualitative interviews conducted with senior HR managers in large to medium sized organisations in Southern Australia. Findings – This study suggests that HR practitioners regard communication skills as subsumed under a generic idea of leadership. There were no specific programs reported that explicitly targeted communication skills. Practical implications – The findings contribute to knowledge concerning the nature of communication skills for managerial staff such as, interpersonal, verbal, written and listening skills. Further, time needs to be allocated to the audit of training in the development of communication skills so that HR professionals are clear on the action that needs to be taken. Originality/value – The paper will be of value to researchers, HR practitioners and consultants in the management development field. The paper's main finding is that despite repeated claims that communication skills are important for successful managerial performance, HR managers only assess these informally during managerial selection and rarely target these skills in training staff for managerial positions. It is recommended that HR staff need to review these practices towards a more targeted communication skills appraisal that would measure the extent to which these skills are already apparent at selection and develop further following additional training.
Journal of Educational Administration, 1994
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