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View article: New Zealand <i>Pae Ora</i> Healthcare Reforms 2022: Viable by Design? A Qualitative Study Using the Viable System Model
New Zealand <i>Pae Ora</i> Healthcare Reforms 2022: Viable by Design? A Qualitative Study Using the Viable System Model Open
Background: The New Zealand (NZ) Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) health reforms came into effect in July 2022 with the establishment of Health New Zealand (HNZ) (Te Whatu Ora) and the Māori Health Authority (MHA) (Te Aka Whai Ora) – the organisa…
View article: What makes an effective Quality Improvement Manager? A qualitative study in the New Zealand Health System
What makes an effective Quality Improvement Manager? A qualitative study in the New Zealand Health System Open
Purpose Quality improvement is an international priority, and health organisations invest heavily in this endeavour. Little, however, is known of the role and perspectives of Quality Improvement Managers who are responsible for quality imp…
View article: ‘The rules of the game’: How business research journals discourage knowledge translation to practice and what needs to change
‘The rules of the game’: How business research journals discourage knowledge translation to practice and what needs to change Open
What makes business research seemingly irrelevant outside of the closed circle of academia? This question has been discussed and debated in various forms in academic circles. Concerns such as increased relevance, access, and better communi…
View article: Transparency in Healthcare Reporting: The Case of External Contractors and Consultants in New Zealand’s Healthcare System
Transparency in Healthcare Reporting: The Case of External Contractors and Consultants in New Zealand’s Healthcare System Open
This study investigates the quality of reporting around the spending related to the use of external consultant and contractors in New Zealand's 20 District Health Boards (DHBs). We make use of the publicly available annual reviews conducte…
View article: The Efficacy and Maturity of Quality Improvement Approaches in the New Zealand Healthcare System
The Efficacy and Maturity of Quality Improvement Approaches in the New Zealand Healthcare System Open
Purpose\n\nThe purpose of this research is to critically evaluate the quality improvement (QI) phenomenon in healthcare providing organisations (clinics, hospitals, etc.) and propose an agenda for system-wide continuous improvement for the…
View article: Bibliometric analysis of production planning and control (1990–2016)
Bibliometric analysis of production planning and control (1990–2016) Open
Production Planning and Control (PPC) has been one of the primary publishing outlets for operations management research for nearly three decades. This paper presents bibliometric analysis of the journal from its inception through 2016. PPC…