Textbooks:
Burns, RH, Bradley, EH& B.J Warner (2012). Shortell and Kaluznu’s Health Care Management. Organization, Design & Behavior. 6th edition. Delmar. Chapters, 1-9 &10 and 11.
Cialdini, R (2008). Influence: the science of persuasion. Pearson. Boston
Mintzberg, Henry (1989). Mintzberg on Management. Inside our strange world of organizatons New York, Free Press. Chapters 1,2 5, 9, 10 and 11.
Journal articles available online:
Edmonstone, J. (2009). “The elephant in the room. International Journal of Health Planning and Management;24:290-305.
Edmonstone, J. (2014). “The continuing development of clinical leadership in the UK National Health Services.” International Journal of Health Planning and Management;29(3):280-91.
Hammond, John S., Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa.(1998) “The hidden traps in decision making”. Harvard business review 76.5 (1998): 47-58
Kahneman, Daniel, Dan Lavallo, and Oliver Sibony. (2011) “ Before you make that big decision” Harvard Business Review 89.6: 50-60.
Kjekshus, Lars Erik & Hagen, Terje P. (2007). Do hospital mergers increase hospital efficiency?
Kristensen, Troels, Peter Bogetoft, and Kjeld Moeller Pedersen “Potential gains from hospital mergers in Denmark” Health Care Management Science, 2010, Volume 13, Issue 4, pp 334-345.
Mintzberg, H & S Glouberman (2001). “Managing the care of health and the cure of diseases – Part I: differentiation. Health Care Management Review 26(1): 56-69.
Mintzberg, H & S Glouberman (2001). “Managing the care of health and the cure of diseases – Part II: Integration Health Care Management Review 26(1): 72-92.
Shih, Anthony, Karen Davis, Stephen Schoenbaum, Anne Gauthier, Rachel Nuzum, and Douglas McCarthy. (2008). "Organizing the US health care delivery system for high performance." https://www.dphu.org/uploads/attachements/books/books_1024_0.pdf
Tinsley, Catherine H. , Robin L. Dillon, and Peter M. Madsen (2011), “How to avoid catastrophe”. Harward Business Review 89.4:90-97