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Is the PRISMA-France glass half-full or half-empty? The emergence and management of polarized views regarding an integrative change process Cover

Is the PRISMA-France glass half-full or half-empty? The emergence and management of polarized views regarding an integrative change process

Open Access
|Dec 2009

Abstract

Aim: The PRISMA-France pilot project is aimed at implementing an innovative case management type integration model in the 20th district of Paris. This paper apprehends the emergence of two polarized views regarding the progression of the model's spread in order to analyze the change management enacted during the process and its effects.

Method: A qualitative analysis was conducted based on an institutional change model.

Results: Our results suggest that, according to one view, the path followed to reach the study's current level of progress was efficient and necessary to lay the foundation of a new health and social services system while according to the other, change management shortcomings were responsible for the lack of progress.

Discussion: While neither of these two views appears entirely justified, analyzing the factors underlying their differences pinpoints some of the challenges involved in managing the spread of an integrated service delivery network. Meticulous preparation for the change management role and communication of the time and effort required for a wholesale institutional change process may be significant factors for a successful integrative endeavor.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.510 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Published on: Dec 16, 2009
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2009 Francis Etheridge, Yves Couturier, Hélène Trouvé, Olivier Saint-Jean, Dominique Somme, published by Ubiquity Press
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