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Borkowski's Organizational Behavior and Leadership in Health Care, Fifth Edition, offers a comprehensive, integrated approach to understanding organizational theory, design, and leadership within the healthcare setting. This updated edition combines the content of two foundational texts Organizational Behavior in Health Care, Fourth Edition and Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Design, Third Edition into one streamlined resource designed to help students master essential concepts and apply them in real-world healthcare environments. Key Features of the Fifth Edition: Integrated Organizational Development Concepts: Change management principles are embedded throughout the text, providing a cohesive framework for understanding organizational growth and transformation. Enhanced Visual Design: A new four-color layout with updated graphics and illustrations makes complex ideas clearer and more engaging. Contemporary Case Studies and Vignettes: Real-world examples reflect current challenges in healthcare, helping students connect theory to practice. Consistent Learning Framework: A recurring case study runs across chapters, reinforcing key concepts and demonstrating their application in diverse organizational contexts. This edition equips students with the analytical tools and leadership strategies needed to navigate today's dynamic healthcare organizations, making it an essential resource for courses in organizational behavior, organziational behavior and theory, and leadership in health administration, nursing, and other allied health professions. Appropriate Courses: Graduate and undergraduate courses in Organizational Behavior in Healthcare, Organizational Behavior, Theory and Design, Health Care Leadership, Leadership in Healthcare Administration, and more, in Health Administration, Nursing, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, and other allied health professions.

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Katherine A. Meese, Ph.D is a faculty member in the Department of Health Services Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She earned her Ph.D in Health Services Administration with a specialization in health care strategic management from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2019. With 15 years of experience in healthcare management, leadership and research, Dr. Meese is an award-winning scholar and author in the field of organizational behavior. Her research interests are in wellness, burnout, engagement, quality and safety, and delivery models that enhance organizational learning. Dr. Meese has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and has served as a co-investigator and evaluator on multi-million-dollar federal grants. Her work has been published in Anesthesia & Analgesia, Health Services Management Research, Journal of Healthcare Management, Journal of Health Administration Education, and various other journals. She has co-authored five books, including The Human Margin: Building the Foundations of Trust and Genfluence: Leading a Multigenerational Workforce. Dr. Meese serves as an advisory board member for Belmont University Frist College of Medicine Collaborative for Health Systems Innovation. Nancy Borkowski, DBA, FACHE, is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Health Services Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She received her DBA with specializations in health services administration and accounting from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Borkowski has over 20 years' experience in the health care industry and is a two-time past recipient of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Southern Florida Senior Career Healthcare Executive Award, which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of health management excellence. A nationally recognized author, Dr. Borkowski is also board certified in health management, and a Fellow of both the American College of Healthcare Executives and the Healthcare Financial Management Association. The first edition of her book Organizational Behavior in Health Care, referred to as ""one of the most significant advances in the field of health services administration,"" was honored with the American Journal of Nursing's 2005 Book of the Year Award for nursing leadership and management. Dr. Borkowski is the author of three textbooks that are widely used in graduate and undergraduate health administration and nursing programs both nationally and internationally.

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