'A sense of place' : the role of the building in the organisation culture of nursing homes

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Title: 'A sense of place' : the role of the building in the organisation culture of nursing homes
Author(s): Buckley, Patricia L.
Abstract: This study attempted to identify and explore the role the building plays in the organisation culture of nursing homes. To do this a research plan was formulated in which the central plank was a case-study of a seventy-five bed high care nursing home. As part of the case-study, interviews were conducted at the nursing home with ten members of staff, two residents and a daughter of a resident. The study was also informed by interviews with two architects, who specialise in the design of nursing homes and aged care facilities. A theoretical model entitled the 'Conceptual Framework' was developed prior to the case-study. It was tested by applying it to findings related to the physical context and the organisation culture of the case-study venue. The hypothesis that the building does influence the culture of the nursing home environment was explored by studying the manner in which the building influenced the lives of those who work in the nursing home and those who live there. This challenge was met with the use of theoretical contributions from organisation theory and psychodynamics, which together provided a vehicle for analysis of the culture and the building's role in it.
Publication type: Thesis (DOrgDyn)
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Graduate School of Management
Publication year: 2000
Keyword(s): Design and contruction; Institutional care; Melbourne; Nursing homes; Older people; Organisational behaviour; Psychological aspects; Victoria; Work design; Work environment
Coverage: Australasian Digital Theses collection
Thesis Supervisor: [Susan Long]
Thesis Note: [Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Professional Doctorate in Organisation Dynamics, Swinburne University of Technology, 2000.]
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