Revisiting empowerment: a study of improvement work in health care teams

This article reports on a study of team empowerment in a large clinic at a Swedish hospital. The focus of the study was to understand how a high degree of empowerment enabled the teams to develop and sustain a high level of performance. More specifically, a model of empowerment was used to identify...

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Published inQuality management in health care Vol. 21; no. 2; p. 81
Main Authors Müllern, Tomas, Nordin, Annika
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.2012
Subjects
Ambulatory Care Facilities - organization & administration
Female
Group Processes
Health Services Research
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Leadership
Male
Organizational Culture
Patient Care Team - organization & administration
Power (Psychology)
Professional Autonomy
Quality Improvement
Sweden
Sweden
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Summary:This article reports on a study of team empowerment in a large clinic at a Swedish hospital. The focus of the study was to understand how a high degree of empowerment enabled the teams to develop and sustain a high level of performance. More specifically, a model of empowerment was used to identify important factors that contribute to team empowerment in 3 teams at the clinic. In the analysis of the empirical data, 21 factors were identified and the degree of empowerment in the 3 teams was assessed.
ISSN:1550-5154
DOI:10.1097/QMH.0b013e31824d18ee