{"product_id":"the-soft-side-of-knowledge-management-in-health-institutions-9781801179256","title":"The Soft Side of Knowledge Management in Health Institutions","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jon-Arild Johannessen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Management Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are hospitals so difficult to manage?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt is agreed that cost-effectiveness is important, but knowledge-effectiveness is as equally essential as knowledge, skills and attitudes are the most critical competence factors in hospitals. Managing, controlling, and communicating knowledge within social systems, from the management perspective, as well as integrating information processes, vision, goals and altering the course which the system is leading can help ease the task of hospital management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe innovative contribution of \u003cem\u003eThe Soft Side of Knowledge Management in Health Institutions\u003c\/em\u003e lies in its exploration of how a knowledge perspective and knowledge-effectiveness can contribute to improving hospital leadership and organisation from a continuous-change perspective. Focused on knowledge management, information, communication, organizational learning, tacit knowledge, and negotiations within hospitals, the lessons and insights in this volume will appeal to both researchers and hospital managers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46451109822615,"sku":"9781801179256","price":6870.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781801179256.webp?v=1769135780","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-soft-side-of-knowledge-management-in-health-institutions-9781801179256","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}