Case Study: Nursing Leadership Issues After Acquisition
Nursing Leadership Issues after an Acquisition
Mergers are described by some as the blending of two companies, whereas acquisitions occur when one company is purchased and absorbed by another (Piper & Schneider, 2015). Mergers and acquisitions within the healthcare community occur primarily to improve both the structural and economic efficiencies found within the organizations (Mancini, 2015). For much of the healthcare and nursing staff, feelings of fear and loss often accompany an acquisition. The management skills and strategies utilized by those in nursing leadership roles contribute to either the success or failure of the assimilated nursing teams within the organization.
Evolution of the Issue
In 2005 a prominent health care company based on the east coast with offices around the …show more content…
E. (2015). Healthcare organizations. In P. S. Yoder-Wise, Leading and managing in nursing (6th ed., pp. 118-135). Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=Dm_XBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=nursing+perspective+in+mergers+and+acquisitions&source=bl&ots=Fiaw-oDTGK&sig=oNRQVE8XsJU0-3xggqLm8j1boBY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjflr_E08fTAhXBKGMKHRMBCsoQ6AEISDAF#v=onepage&q=nursing%20perspective%20in%20mergers%20and%20acquisitions&f=false
Marquis, B. L., & Hudson, C. J. (2015). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Piper, L., & Schneider, M. (2015, December). Is there a difference? Nurse Leader, 13(6), 37-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mni.2015.09.009
Portoghese, I., Galletta, M., Coppola, R. C., Finco, G., & Campagna, M. (2014, September). Burnout and workload among health care workers: The moderating role of job control. Safety and Health at Work, 5, 152-157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2014.05.004
United Healthcare. (n.d.). About us. Retrieved April 25, 2017, from
Mergers are described by some as the blending of two companies, whereas acquisitions occur when one company is purchased and absorbed by another (Piper & Schneider, 2015). Mergers and acquisitions within the healthcare community occur primarily to improve both the structural and economic efficiencies found within the organizations (Mancini, 2015). For much of the healthcare and nursing staff, feelings of fear and loss often accompany an acquisition. The management skills and strategies utilized by those in nursing leadership roles contribute to either the success or failure of the assimilated nursing teams within the organization.
Evolution of the Issue
In 2005 a prominent health care company based on the east coast with offices around the …show more content…
E. (2015). Healthcare organizations. In P. S. Yoder-Wise, Leading and managing in nursing (6th ed., pp. 118-135). Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?id=Dm_XBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA129&lpg=PA129&dq=nursing+perspective+in+mergers+and+acquisitions&source=bl&ots=Fiaw-oDTGK&sig=oNRQVE8XsJU0-3xggqLm8j1boBY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjflr_E08fTAhXBKGMKHRMBCsoQ6AEISDAF#v=onepage&q=nursing%20perspective%20in%20mergers%20and%20acquisitions&f=false
Marquis, B. L., & Hudson, C. J. (2015). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Piper, L., & Schneider, M. (2015, December). Is there a difference? Nurse Leader, 13(6), 37-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mni.2015.09.009
Portoghese, I., Galletta, M., Coppola, R. C., Finco, G., & Campagna, M. (2014, September). Burnout and workload among health care workers: The moderating role of job control. Safety and Health at Work, 5, 152-157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2014.05.004
United Healthcare. (n.d.). About us. Retrieved April 25, 2017, from