Teaching Hospital Case
POINT OF VIEW The group will take the view of the provost. The provost being the head of both the medical school and teaching hospital is the most influential person and is in the best position to initiate decisions in solving the gap and inconsistencies between the two institutions. The case also indicated that the top management is the only one common among the two institutions so to address the problem occurring among the medical school and the hospital. The events that have transcribed in the renal unit should have been prevented also if the problem have already been addressed by the top management in the first place. Why not the executive committee? It is because their scope is only the medical school. We are looking at the holistic view of the two institutions. They may be the one formulating the solutions to be implemented but it is still the provost who is approached before plans are made into action. Although it was frequently stated in the case that the executive committee were the one implementing mostly the changes (Conrad replacing Uric in particular), the group would still take the point of view of the provost. We believe that renal unit’s dilemma is not the main problem in this case. It may just be a representation of what is happening within the whole organization. Other units may also be going through the same situation as what the renal unit is experiencing.
SYNOPSIS
Things took a turn for the Renal Unit and the Teaching Hospital when Dr. Uric discovered a fluid that was absorbed much faster than water at the cellular level which showed to be a good fluid to extend the life of cut flowers. A large nursery-supply manufacturer was the only institution interested in the fluid. They bought the technology, named it Flower Life, and began making millions.
The National Institutes of Health filed suit and everything went to press. The Teaching Hospital faculty became concerned about the reputation of the school. Dr. Uric was
SYNOPSIS
Things took a turn for the Renal Unit and the Teaching Hospital when Dr. Uric discovered a fluid that was absorbed much faster than water at the cellular level which showed to be a good fluid to extend the life of cut flowers. A large nursery-supply manufacturer was the only institution interested in the fluid. They bought the technology, named it Flower Life, and began making millions.
The National Institutes of Health filed suit and everything went to press. The Teaching Hospital faculty became concerned about the reputation of the school. Dr. Uric was
References: Newstrom, JW. And Davis, K. (2002) Organizational Behavior: Human Behavior at Work (11th Edition) The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.