Call for abstracts
9 th Biennial International Conference of the Dutch HRM Network
“ Recontextualizing HRM ”
12 & 13 November 2015
with keynote presentations from Wolfgang Mayrhofer and Veronica Hope Hailey
Organized by the Utrecht University School of Governance (USG), Utrecht University (UU) in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 1 May 2015
See:
http://www.hrm-network.nl/
Theme 14: Recontextualizing work and management of care professionals
Convenors: Eric Molleman (University of Groningen), Jasmijn van Harten (Utrecht University), Peter Leisink (Utrecht University) and Patrick Flood (Dublin City University)
The care sector stands out for a multitude of changes including government initiated reforms (e.g. introduction of market mechanisms); scrutiny of the quality of care; rules, regulations and incentive systems directing professional work; increased literacy of customers; ageing populations resulting in increasing complexity of care demand; innovation in medical technology. The consequences of these changes for care professionals are manifest in a variety of areas such as the organization of work, teams, leadership, HRM and ongoing professionalization. However, these changes presumably affect care professionals in diverse ways, for instance depending on the specific care sector or care profession. This workshop aims to examine how the multifarious changes permeate the management of care work and professionals, taking into account the differences between sectors and professions.
Issues that can be explored by theoretical and empirical papers are among others:
• complexity in health care demand and multidisciplinary collaboration
• professional work, management of professionals, and dedicated HRM
• the professionalization of care occupations and managers
• managing hospital performance and effectiveness
• error management in healthcare
Prof. dr. Peter Leisink | Utrecht University | Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance | School of Governance | Bijlhouwerstraat 6, 3511 ZC Utrecht, The Netherlands | tel. 030- 2538101 | email:
P.L.M.Leisink@uu.nl