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School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference
Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007
Conference Proceedings
occupational groups, particularly with those groups that have high
levels of direct frontline contact with patients and/or service users.
Conclusions
This paper focuses on communication which is a core dimension of
organisational culture, and is central to the management of
effective organisational change. Organisational leaders, managers
and those planning change processes in the health arena need to
understand the various cultural nuances associated with
organisational communication. This study highlights management
challenges in that process and argues that in order for organisations
to develop and manage change, addressing deficits in
communication is important. learning from this research may
inform other Health Service Executive organisations throughout the
country in their endeavours to implement and manage similar
changes particularly those associated with the current national
reform programme.
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