Chapter 1
Introduction to Health Care Human Resources Management
Learning Objectives
- Identify the components of the unique health care business arena
- Delineate the five critical change factors in the health care business environment
- Understand the basic leadership roles and functions of the emergent health care organization
- Recognize the context for progressive human resources management in a health care organization
Health care in the United States is provided by organizations that are singularly unique in nature and construction, and that have few comparative models across American industry. Many health care organizations are among the best-known institutions in their geographic area, yet they typically operate as nonprofit entities. Although ...
