Betydningen af det manglende ”s”: Value(s)-Based Management er ikke værdibaseret ledelse

Forskellige traditioner anvender værdibaseret ledelse til forskellige formål, og dette skaber høj grad af forvirring, ikke mindst for dem, som stifter bekendtskab med konceptet for første gang. Denne forvirring forstærkes af, at der praktikeres meget forskelligartede implementeringstilgange. Internationale teoretikere, især repræsenteret ved amerikansk litteratur, sondrer mellem værdi defineret dels ud fra en moralsk, og dels ud fra en økonomisk tradition. Danske teoretikere fremstiller den værdibaserede ledelseslitteratur som et multi-dimensionalt ledelses og styringskoncept, hvis hovedsigte er at konkretisere, understøtte og udvikle de grundlæggende humanistiske værdier. Uanset tilgang undersøges værdiernes betydning over tid med det formål at påvirke og skabe en kultur omkring adfærden i virksomheden. Der er således inden for begge traditioner tale om mere end en model og nogle særlige indsatsområder med fastsatte måltal. Afgørende for forståelse af konceptet og succes med implementering er, at det teoretiske udgangspunkt er klart. Denne artikel skitserer de overordnede og meget forskellige teoretiske traditioner bag konceptet og demonstrerer, hvorledes konceptet i en dansk kontekst med fokus på de humanistiske værdier ofte er ensidigt belyst. Artiklen konkluderer, at oversættelsen af Value-Based (s) Management til værdibaseret ledelse ikke alene er misvisende, men også er medvirkede til at skabe forvirring. Endvidere konkluderes det, at den danske udgave af værdibaseret ledelse læner sig op af den særlige skandinaviske ledelseskultur, der handler mere om adfærdsregulering, og mindre om ledelse

Betydningen af det manglende ”s”: Value(s)-Based Management er ikke værdibaseret ledelse

Forskellige traditioner anvender værdibaseret ledelse til forskellige formål, og dette skaber høj grad af forvirring, ikke mindst for dem, som stifter bekendtskab med konceptet for første gang. Denne forvirring forstærkes af, at der praktikeres meget forskelligartede implementeringstilgange. Internationale teoretikere, især repræsenteret ved amerikansk litteratur, sondrer mellem værdi defineret dels ud fra en moralsk, og dels ud fra en økonomisk tradition. Danske teoretikere fremstiller den værdibaserede ledelseslitteratur som et multi-dimensionalt ledelses og styringskoncept, hvis hovedsigte er at konkretisere, understøtte og udvikle de grundlæggende humanistiske værdier. Uanset tilgang undersøges værdiernes betydning over tid med det formål at påvirke og skabe en kultur omkring adfærden i virksomheden. Der er således inden for begge traditioner tale om mere end en model og nogle særlige indsatsområder med fastsatte måltal. Afgørende for forståelse af konceptet og succes med implementering er, at det teoretiske udgangspunkt er klart. Denne artikel skitserer de overordnede og meget forskellige teoretiske traditioner bag konceptet og demonstrerer, hvorledes konceptet i en dansk kontekst med fokus på de humanistiske værdier ofte er ensidigt belyst. Artiklen konkluderer, at oversættelsen af Value-Based (s) Management til værdibaseret ledelse ikke alene er misvisende, men også er medvirkede til at skabe forvirring. Endvidere konkluderes det, at den danske udgave af værdibaseret ledelse læner sig op af den særlige skandinaviske ledelseskultur, der handler mere om adfærdsregulering, og mindre om ledelse

The Scandinavian School Revisited: A Case Study on New Roles in the ISD Process

In the knowledge economy collaboration between practitioners and academic researchers becomes increasingly important. Practice as well as theory development becomes an important part of the curriculum for both practitioners and researchers. For the collaboration to succeed new roles arise. This study focuses on the roles in the information systems development process, and demonstrates how theoretical knowledge of academic researchers can be integrated in the information systems development process in a new and more refined way through different roles. This study, based on case study methodology, focuses on particularly the roles of the academic researchers within the field of Human Resource management. The objective of the information systems project is to develop a web portal for the purpose of collecting data on human resource practices and processes. The end-users of the portal are both practitioners and academic researchers. The study suggests that the researchers act as mediators through the fulfillment of the roles, which are naturally born out of the Scandinavian approach and the traditional software engineering approach to system development

The Virtual University: Lessons from a Virtual Cross-Cultural Learning Situation in International Management

This paper addresses some issues regarding virtual learning and the future of traditional universities. Specifically, it considers these issues by reflecting on the following: First, it focuses on the repercussions of information technologies for teaching and learning in cross-cultural courses. It critically assesses, via three recent examples, how these approaches influence teaching and learning in the context of international management courses. Second, drawing from the above examples, the paper reflects more broadly on the implications of these technologies: (1) for new forms of knowing and knowledge production; and (2) for the future of institutional conditions of universities

Variation in general practitioners' information-seeking behaviour:a cross-sectional study on the influence of gender, age and practice form

Objective: To assess general practitioners’ (GPs’) information-seeking behaviour and perceived importance of sources of scientific medical information and to investigate associations with GP characteristics. Design: A national cross-sectional survey was distributed electronically in December 2013. Setting: Danish general practice. Subjects: A population of 3440 GPs (corresponding to approximately 96% of all Danish GPs). Main outcome measures: GPs’ use and perceived importance of information sources. Multilevel mixed-effects logit models were used to investigate associations with GP characteristics after adjusting for relevant covariates. Results: A total of 1580 GPs (46.4%) responded to the questionnaire. GPs’ information-seeking behaviour is associated with gender, age and practice form. Single-handed GPs use their colleagues as an information source significantly less than GPs working in partnership practices and they do not use other sources more frequently. Compared with their younger colleagues, GPs aged above 44 years are less likely to seek information from colleagues, guidelines and websites, but more likely to seek information from medical journals. Male and female GPs seek information equally frequently. However, whereas male GPs are more likely than female GPs to find that pharmaceutical sales representative and non-refundable CME meetings are important, they are less likely to find that colleagues, refundable CME meetings, guidelines and websites are important. Conclusion: Results from this study indicate that GP characteristics should be taken into consideration when disseminating scientific medical information, to ensure that patients receive medically updated, high-quality care.KEY POINTS Research indicates that information-seeking behaviour is associated with GP characteristics. Further insights could provide opportunities for targeting information dissemination strategies. Single-handed GPs seek information from colleagues less frequently than GPs in partnerships and do not use other sources more frequently. GPs aged above 44 years do not seek information as frequently as their younger colleagues and prefer other information sources. Male and female GPs seek information equally frequently, but do not consider information sources equally important in keeping medically updated

Are formalised implementation activities associated with aspects of quality of care in general practice?:A cross-sectional study

Background: There is a substantial variation in how different general practices manage knowledge implementation, including the degree to which activities are collectively and formally organised. Yet, it is unclear how these differences in implementation activities affect quality of care. Aim: To investigate if there are associations between specific formalised knowledge implementation activities and quality of care in general practices, exemplified by the use of spirometry testing. Design & setting: A nationwide cross-sectional study combining survey and register data in Denmark. Method: An electronic questionnaire was distributed to GPs, and data on spirometry testing among first-time users of medication against obstructive lung diseases were obtained from national registers. Associations were investigated using multilevel mixed-effect logit models. Results: GPs from 1114 practices (58%) responded, and 33 788 patients were linked to a responding practice. In partnership practices, the frequency of interdisciplinary and GP meetings affected the quality of care. Interdisciplinary and GP meetings held on a weekly basis were significantly associated with a higher level of quality of care and this was measured by the odds ratio (OR) of patients having spirometry. The development of practice protocols and standard recordings in the electronic medical record (EMR) for a range of disease areas compared with few or no areas at all also impacted the quality of care level provided. The effect of formalised implementation activities was not as evident in single-handed practices as in partnerships. Conclusion: This study provides valuable knowledge for GPs who aim to organise their practice in a way that supports implementation and quality improvement most effectively. Also, results may be useful for managers of implementation strategies and quality improvement initiatives when planning future activities