Case 2.1: Organizational Culture: Life or Death
Case 2.1: Organizational Culture: Life or Death
Questions:
1. What values appear to be driving the doctors and nurses in the hospitals to treat heart attack patients?
From the case study, the eleven hospitals utilize 90 minutes or less to deliver therapy in order to restore blood flow to heart attack patients. The followings are the values that appear to drive the doctors and nurses in the hospitals to treat the heart attack patients:
(a) The hospitals are well organized, they have ability to reward high quality performance, and are flexible enough to deal with setbacks.
(b) Teamwork is another important value that drives doctors and nurses when treating heart attack patients. This is important because they need to work quickly.
(c) All the hospitals shared the same core values, they were committed to reducing delays throughout their process, they provided real-time data feedback to measure success and had innovative protocols and flexibility in refining their protocols.
(d) Effective communication and ethics is also critical. Doctors and nurses commit to their profession not only for financial gain, but also because they value human life and want to make a difference in the world by preserving life. They are also sensitive to their patients’ needs.
Without these values it would not be feasible for the hospital to maintain their success and reputation of delivering therapy to restore blood flow to heart attack patients in only 90 minutes or less. This huge accomplishment can only be achieved when the foundation and core values of an organization are strong.
2. Why must a person's work habits match the team culture in the hospitals depicted above?
A person’s work habits must match the team culture in the hospitals depicted above because according to the case study, for an employee to be successfull is work habits must match the culture of the organization in which he is employed. A person that is a slacker cannot enter a work environment with a high
Questions:
1. What values appear to be driving the doctors and nurses in the hospitals to treat heart attack patients?
From the case study, the eleven hospitals utilize 90 minutes or less to deliver therapy in order to restore blood flow to heart attack patients. The followings are the values that appear to drive the doctors and nurses in the hospitals to treat the heart attack patients:
(a) The hospitals are well organized, they have ability to reward high quality performance, and are flexible enough to deal with setbacks.
(b) Teamwork is another important value that drives doctors and nurses when treating heart attack patients. This is important because they need to work quickly.
(c) All the hospitals shared the same core values, they were committed to reducing delays throughout their process, they provided real-time data feedback to measure success and had innovative protocols and flexibility in refining their protocols.
(d) Effective communication and ethics is also critical. Doctors and nurses commit to their profession not only for financial gain, but also because they value human life and want to make a difference in the world by preserving life. They are also sensitive to their patients’ needs.
Without these values it would not be feasible for the hospital to maintain their success and reputation of delivering therapy to restore blood flow to heart attack patients in only 90 minutes or less. This huge accomplishment can only be achieved when the foundation and core values of an organization are strong.
2. Why must a person's work habits match the team culture in the hospitals depicted above?
A person’s work habits must match the team culture in the hospitals depicted above because according to the case study, for an employee to be successfull is work habits must match the culture of the organization in which he is employed. A person that is a slacker cannot enter a work environment with a high