Organizational Psychology for Healthcare Units_HE1_24-25

Course Topics:

1. Introduction to organisational psychology

2. Levels of analysis in organisational psychology

3. Patient as key stakeholder in healthcare; patient-centred approaches in healthcare

4. Individual level analysis - the role of inter-individual differences in job performance (person- environment fit)

5. Group and team level analysis in healthcare units

6. Fostering collaboration in healthcare units

7. PESTLE analysis of healthcare units 

References:

  • Anderson, N., Potočnik, K., & Zhou, J. (2014). Innovation and creativity in organizations: A state-of-the-science review, prospective commentary, and guiding framework. Journal of Management, 40(5), 1297-1333. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0149206314527128. 
  • DeDreu, C. & Van Vianen, A.E.M. (2001). Managing relationship conflict and the effectiveness of organizational teams. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 22, 309 – 328. 
  • Dow, A. W., DiazGranados, D., Mazmanian, P. E., & Retchin, S. M. (2013). Applying organizational science to health care: a framework for collaborative practice. Academic medicine: journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 88(7), 952–957. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0b013e31829523d1
  • Ilgen, D.R., Hollenbeck, J.R., Johnosn, M. & Jundt, D. (2005). Team in Organizations: From Input-Process-Output Models to IMOI Models, Annual Review of Psychology, 56, 517-543. 
  • Johns, G. (2018). Advances in the Treatment of Context in Organizational Research. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 5, 21-46.
  • Margolis, J. (2020). Multiple Team Membership: An Integrative Review. Small Group Research, 51(1), 48.86.
  • Nair M, Svedberg P, Larsson I, Nygren JM (2024) A comprehensive overview of barriers and strategies for AI implementation in healthcare: Mixed-method design. PLoS ONE 19(8): e0305949. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305949
  • Schmitt, N. (2014). Personality and cognitive ability as predictors of effective performance at work. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 1(1), 45-65. 
  • Tjosvold, D., Wong, A. S., & Feng Chen, N. Y. (2014). Constructively managing conflicts in organizations. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 1(1), 545-568. 
  • van Vianen, A. E. (2018). Person–Environment Fit: A Review of Its Basic Tenets. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 5, 75-101. 

Seminars

1. Research methods in organizational psychology applied in healthcare units

2. Psychological determinants of effectiveness in healthcare units

3. Dynamic modeling and simulation method in organizational psychology

4. Interindividual differences at work 

5. Teaming and how it can be applied to the health care industry 

6. Joint problem-solving orientation; psychological safety and team learning

7. Methods of enhancing performance in healthcare units (project presentation)

References: 

  • Akkermans Jos, Bal P. Matthijs, De Jong Simon B. Buffering the Breach: Examining the Three-Way Interaction Between Unit Climate Level, Strength, and Psychological Contract Breach (2019). Frontiers in Psychology, 10  
  • Blake, A. A. (2017). Task significance and meaningful work: A longitudinal study. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 102, pp. 174-182
  • Edmondson, A.C. and Derrick P. Bransby (2023). Psychological Safety Comes of Age: Observed Themes in an Established Literature. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 10:1, 55-78
  • González-Romá, V., & Hernández, A. (2017). Multilevel modeling: Research-based lessons for substantive researchers. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 4, 183-210. 
  • Rico, R., Hinsz, V. B., Burke, S., & Salas, E. (2017). A multilevel model of multiteam motivation and performance. Organizational Psychology Review, 7(3), 197-226.
  • Marta Roczniewska & Anne Richter (2022) Are we seeing “eye to eye” on qualitative job insecurity in healthcare? Employee–teammates perceptual (in)congruence and individual well-being, Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 35:2, 171-189, DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2021.1913489
  • Lynn M. Shore, Jacqueline A-M. Coyle-Shapiro, and Aurelie Cnop-Nielsen (2025). Elevating Health Significance Post-Pandemic: Is the Employee-Organization Relationship in a Period of Change?, Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 12:269–94.
  • Van Rompay TJL, Tanja-Dijkstra K. Directions in Healthcare Research: Pointers from Retailing and Services Marketing. HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal. 2010;3(3):87-100. doi:10.1177/193758671000300309
  • Wang, M., Zhou, L., & Zhang, Z. (2016). Dynamic modeling. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 3, 241-266. 
  • Zhou, Q., Sacramento, C., & Martinaityte, I. (2023). Work meaningfulness and performance among healthcare professionals: The role of professional respect and participative management. Journal of Business Research, 163, 113908.