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Human resource crises in German hospitals: an explorative study

  • The complexity of providing medical care in a high-tech environment with a highly specialized, limited labour force makes hospitals more crisis-prone than other industries. An effective defence against crises is only possible if the organizational resilience and the capacity to handle crises become part of the hospitals’ organizational culture. To become more resilient to crises, a raised awareness — especially in the area of human resource (HR) — is necessary. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the process robustness against crises through the identification and evaluation of relevant HR crises and their causations in hospitals. Qualitative and quantitative methods were combined to identify and evaluate crises in hospitals in the HR sector. A structured workshop with experts was conducted to identify HR crises and their descriptions, as well as causes and consequences for patients and hospitals. To evaluate the findings, an online survey was carried out to rate the occurrence (past, future) and dangerousness of each crisis.The complexity of providing medical care in a high-tech environment with a highly specialized, limited labour force makes hospitals more crisis-prone than other industries. An effective defence against crises is only possible if the organizational resilience and the capacity to handle crises become part of the hospitals’ organizational culture. To become more resilient to crises, a raised awareness — especially in the area of human resource (HR) — is necessary. The aim of this paper is to contribute to the process robustness against crises through the identification and evaluation of relevant HR crises and their causations in hospitals. Qualitative and quantitative methods were combined to identify and evaluate crises in hospitals in the HR sector. A structured workshop with experts was conducted to identify HR crises and their descriptions, as well as causes and consequences for patients and hospitals. To evaluate the findings, an online survey was carried out to rate the occurrence (past, future) and dangerousness of each crisis. Six HR crises were identified in this study: staff shortages, acute loss of personnel following a pandemic, damage to reputation, insufficient communication during restructuring, bullying, and misuse of drugs. The highest occurrence probability in the future was seen in staff shortages, followed by acute loss of personnel following a pandemic. Staff shortages, damage to reputation, and acute loss of personnel following a pandemic were seen as the most dangerous crises. The study concludes that coping with HR crises in hospitals is existential for hospitals and requires increased awareness. The six HR crises identified occurred regularly in German hospitals in the past, and their occurrence probability for the future was rated as high.show moreshow less

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Author:Prof. Dr. Carsten C. Schermuly, Michael Draheim, Prof. Dr. Ronald Glasberg, Prof. Dr. Vladimir Stantchev, Prof. Dr. Gerrit Tamm, Prof. Dr. Michael Hartmann, Prof. Dr. Franz Hessel
URN:urn:nbn:de:0298-opus4-7288
Parent Title (English):Human Resources for Health
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2015/11/18
Publishing Institution:SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences
Release Date:2015/11/18
Tag:Crises Management; Hospital
Volume:40
Issue:13
Page Number:10
Link author profile:https://www.srh-berlin.de/hochschule/hochschulteam/schermuly-carsten/
Link author profile:https://www.srh-berlin.de/hochschule/hochschulteam/glasberg-ronald/
Link author profile:https://www.srh-berlin.de/hochschule/hochschulteam/stantchev-vladimir/
Link author profile:https://www.srh-berlin.de/hochschule/hochschulteam/tamm-gerrit/
Link author profile:https://www.srh-berlin.de/hochschule/hochschulteam/hartmann-michael/
Link author profile:https://www.srh-berlin.de/hochschule/hochschulteam/hessel-franz/
JEL-Classification:I Health, Education, and Welfare
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell-Keine Bearbeitung
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