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Chen H, Xu T, Mitchell R, Yang H, Zhou Z, Wei X, Wang W, 'The organization-level and physician-level factors associated with primary care physicians' confidence in pandemic response: A multilevel study in China.', PloS one, 19 e0295570 (2024)
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Wang W, Li M, Loban K, Zhang J, Wei X, Mitchel R, 'Electronic health record and primary care physician self-reported quality of care: a multilevel study in China', GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION, 17 (2024)
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Mitchell R, Gu J, Boyle B, 'The impact of leader member exchange quality and differentiation on counterproductive and citizenship behavior in health care teams', Health Care Management Review, 49 86-93 (2024)
Background Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) may increase service quality. In contrast, counterproductive work behavior (CWB) may undermine patient safety. Efforts to incr... [more]
Background Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) may increase service quality. In contrast, counterproductive work behavior (CWB) may undermine patient safety. Efforts to increase OCB and reduce CWB rely on a good understanding of their antecedents, yet there is a lack of research in health care to inform such endeavors. Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the role of leadership, specifically leader-member exchange (LMX), in reducing CWB and increasing OCB in health care teams. Methodology/Approach Team survey data were collected from 75 teams in U.S. health services organizations. Polynomial regression and response surface analysis was used to investigate our hypotheses. Results For OCB, the response surface along the line of incongruence (a3) was positive and significant, and for CWB, a3 was negative and significant. Conclusion The results of polynomial regression and response surface analysis indicate that OCB increases when LMX quality is high and that LMX differentiation is comparatively lower. In contrast, CWB increases when LMX differentiation is high, whereas LMX quality is lower. Practice Implications These findings provide useful suggestions to promote valuable extra-role behaviors in health care teams. Health care team leaders should aim to develop strong exchange relationships with all members if they wish to increase citizenship behavior and decrease counterproductive behavior. Building positive exchange relationships with only a few team members is likely to undermine citizenship behavior and increase counterproductive behavior.
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Sa Z, Badgery-Parker T, Long JC, Braithwaite J, Brown M, Levesque J-F, et al., 'Impact of mental disorders on unplanned readmissions for congestive heart failure patients: a population-level study.', ESC Heart Fail, (2024) [C1]
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Maley JF, Mitchell R, Boyle B, McNeil K, Trau R, 'Two sides of the same coin: Appraising job-related attributes as resilience enhancing or undermining', HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, 34 74-90 (2024) [C1]
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Harrison R, Iqbal MP, Chitkara U, Adams C, Chauhan A, Mitchell R, et al., 'Approaches for enhancing patient-reported experience measurement with ethnically diverse communities: a rapid evidence synthesis', International Journal for Equity in Health, 23 (2024) [C1]
Background: Patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) are used to drive and evaluate unit and organisational-level healthcare improvement, but also at a population level, these... [more]
Background: Patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) are used to drive and evaluate unit and organisational-level healthcare improvement, but also at a population level, these measures can be key indicators of healthcare quality. Current evidence indicates that ethnically diverse communities frequently experience poorer care quality and outcomes, with PREMs data required from this population to direct service improvement efforts. This review synthesises evidence of the methods and approaches used to promote participation in PREMs among ethnically diverse populations. Methods: A rapid evidence appraisal (REA) methodology was utilised to identify the disparate literature on this topic. A search strategy was developed and applied to three major electronic databases in July 2022 (Medline; PsycINFO and CINAHL), in addition to websites of health agencies in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries via grey literature searches. A narrative evidence synthesis was undertaken to address the review question. Results: The review resulted in 97 included studies, comprised 86 articles from electronic database searches and 11 articles from the grey literature. Data extraction and synthesis identified five strategies used in PREM instruments and processes to enhance participation among ethnically diverse communities. Strategies applied sought to better inform communities about PREMs, to create accessible PREMs instruments, to support PREMs completion and to include culturally relevant topics. Several methods were used, predominantly drawing upon bicultural workers, translation, and community outreach to access and support communities at one or more stages of design or administration of PREMs. Limited evidence was available of the effectiveness of the identified methods and strategies. PREMs topics of trust, cultural responsiveness, care navigation and coordination were identified as pertinent to and frequently explored with this population. Conclusions: The findings provide a basis for a maturity model that may guide change to increase participation of ethnically diverse communities in PREMs. In the short-medium term, health systems and services must be able to recognise and respond to cultural and linguistic diversity in the population when applying existing PREMs. In the longer-term, by working in collaboration with ethnically diverse communities, systems and services may co-create adapted or novel PREMs that tackle the factors that currently inhibit uptake and completion among ethnically diverse communities.
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Mitchell R, Gu J, Boyle B, 'Suspicion, inclusive leadership and team innovation: A motivated information processing approach', Journal of Business Research, 172 114399-114399 (2024) [C1]
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Mitsutake S, Sa Z, Long J, Braithwaite J, Levesque J-F, Watson DE, et al., 'The role of frailty risk for fracture-related hospital readmission and mortality after a hip fracture.', Arch Gerontol Geriatr, 117 105264 (2024) [C1]
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Mitchell R, Fang W, Tee QW, O'Reilly G, Romero L, Mitchell R, et al., 'Systematic review: What is the impact of triage implementation on clinical outcomes and process measures in low- and middle-income country emergency departments?', Academic Emergency Medicine, 31 164-182 (2024) [C1]
Introduction: Triage is widely regarded as an essential function of emergency care (EC) systems, especially in resource-limited settings. Through a systematic search and review of... [more]
Introduction: Triage is widely regarded as an essential function of emergency care (EC) systems, especially in resource-limited settings. Through a systematic search and review of the literature, we investigated the effect of triage implementation on clinical outcomes and process measures in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) emergency departments (EDs). Methods: Structured searches were conducted using MEDLINE, CENTRAL, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Global Health. Eligible articles identified through screening and full-text review underwent risk-of-bias assessment using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. The quality of evidence for each effect measure was summarized using GRADE. Results: Among 10,394 articles identified through the search strategy, 58 underwent full-text review and 16 were included in the final synthesis. All utilized pre-/postintervention methods and a majority were single center. Effect measures included mortality, waiting time, length of stay, admission rate, and patient satisfaction. Of these, ED mortality and time to clinician assessment were evaluated most frequently. The majority of studies using these outcomes identified a positive effect, namely a reduction in deaths and waiting time among patients presenting for EC. The quality of the evidence was moderate for these measures but low or very low for all other outcomes and process indicators. Conclusions: There is moderate quality of evidence supporting an association between the introduction of triage and a reduction in deaths and waiting time. Although the available data support the value of triage in LMIC EDs, the risk of confounding and publication bias is significant. Future studies will benefit from more rigorous research methods.
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Edney LC, Roseleur J, Bright T, Watson DI, Arnolda G, Braithwaite J, et al., 'DAta Linkage to Enhance Cancer Care (DaLECC): Protocol of a Large Australian Data Linkage Study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (2023)
Cancer is a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, accounting for 250 Disability-Adjusted Life Years and 10 million deaths in 2019. Minimising unwarranted variation and ... [more]
Cancer is a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, accounting for 250 Disability-Adjusted Life Years and 10 million deaths in 2019. Minimising unwarranted variation and ensuring appropriate cost-effective treatment across primary and tertiary care to improve health outcomes is a key health priority. There are few studies that have used linked data to explore healthcare utilisation prior to diagnosis in addition to post-diagnosis patterns of care. This protocol outlines the aims of the DaLECC project and key methodological features of the linked dataset. The primary aim of this project is to explore predictors of variations in pre- and post-cancer diagnosis care, and to explore the economic and health impact of any variation. The cohort of patients includes all South Australian residents diagnosed with cancer between 2011 and 2020, who were recorded on the South Australian Cancer Registry. These cancer registry records are being linked with state and national healthcare databases to capture health service utilisation and costs for a minimum of one-year prior to diagnosis and to a maximum of 10 years post-diagnosis. Healthcare utilisation includes state databases for inpatient separations and emergency department presentations and national databases for Medicare services and pharmaceuticals. Our results will identify barriers to timely receipt of care, estimate the impact of variations in the use of health care, and provide evidence to support interventions to improve health outcomes to inform national and local decisions to enhance the access and uptake of health care services.
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Churruca K, Westbrook J, Bagot KL, McMullan RD, Urwin R, Cunningham N, et al., 'Retrospective analysis of factors influencing the implementation of a program to address unprofessional behaviour and improve culture in Australian hospitals', BMC Health Services Research, 23 (2023) [C1]
Background: Unprofessional behaviour among hospital staff is common. Such behaviour negatively impacts on staff wellbeing and patient outcomes. Professional accountability program... [more]
Background: Unprofessional behaviour among hospital staff is common. Such behaviour negatively impacts on staff wellbeing and patient outcomes. Professional accountability programs collect information about unprofessional¿staff behaviour from colleagues or patients, providing this as informal feedback to raise awareness, promote reflection, and change behaviour. Despite increased adoption, studies have not assessed the implementation of these programs utilising implementation theory. This study aims to (1) identify factors influencing the implementation of a whole-of-hospital professional accountability and culture change program, Ethos, implemented in eight hospitals within a large healthcare provider group, and (2) examine whether expert recommended implementation strategies were intuitively¿used during implementation, and the degree to which they were operationalised to address identified barriers. Method: Data relating to implementation of Ethos from organisational documents, interviews with senior and middle management, and surveys of hospital staff and peer messengers were obtained and coded in NVivo using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). Implementation strategies to address identified barriers were generated using Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC)¿strategies and used in a second round of targeted coding, then assessed for degree of alignment to contextual barriers. Results: Four enablers, seven barriers, and three mixed factors were found, including perceived limitations in the confidential nature of the online messaging tool (¿Design quality and packaging¿), which had downstream challenges for the capacity to provide feedback about utilisation of Ethos (¿Goals and Feedback¿, ¿Access to Knowledge and Information¿). Fourteen recommended implementation strategies were used, however, only four of these were operationalised to completely address contextual barriers. Conclusion: Aspects of the inner setting (e.g., ¿Leadership Engagement¿, ¿Tension for Change¿) had the greatest influence on implementation and should be considered prior to the implementation of future professional accountability programs. Theory can improve understanding of factors affecting implementation, and support strategies to address them.
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Xu T, Mitchell R, Wang W, 'Organizational factors associated with primary care nurses self-efficacy in pandemic response: a multilevel study in China', Family Practice, 40 546-551 (2023) [C1]
Background: Building primary care nurses¿ self-efficacy in the pandemic response has great potential to improve their well-being and work performance. We identified the organizati... [more]
Background: Building primary care nurses¿ self-efficacy in the pandemic response has great potential to improve their well-being and work performance. We identified the organizational factors associated with their self-efficacy in pandemic response and propose potential management levers to guide primary care response for the pandemic. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey with 175 nurses working in 38 community health centres varying in size and ownership in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, and Jinan. Guided by self-efficacy theory, 4 nurse-level factors and 2 organization-level factors were selected, and a linear regression model accounting for the cluster¿robust standard errors was built to examine their association with primary care nurses¿ self-efficacy in the pandemic response. Results: Primary care nurses exhibited a high level of self-efficacy in responding to the pandemic (mean = 4.34, range: 0¿5). For nurse-level factors, with a 1-point increase in job skill variety, job autonomy, work stress and perceived organizational support, primary care nurses¿ pandemic response self-efficacy increased by 0.193 points, 0.127 points, 0.156 points, and 0.107 points, respectively. Concerning organization-level factors, each point of improvement in organizational structure, representing higher mechanical organizational structure, was associated with a 0.145-point increase in nurses¿ self-efficacy. Conclusions: Our study added the knowledge of organizational factors¿ impact on the pandemic response self-efficacy among primary care nurses and identified the potential management levers for frontline primary care managers to build primary care nurses¿ self-efficacy in the pandemic response.
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Morris ME, Brusco NK, McAleer R, Billett S, Brophy L, Bryant R, et al., 'Professional care workforce: a rapid review of evidence supporting methods of recruitment, retention, safety, and education.', Hum Resour Health, 21 95 (2023) [C1]
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Halliwell PR, Mitchell RJ, Boyle B, 'Leadership effectiveness through coaching: Authentic and change-oriented leadership.', PLoS One, 18 e0294953 (2023) [C1]
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Tang D, Tran Y, McMahon C, Turner J, Amin J, Sinha K, et al., 'A protocol for the Hearing impairment in Adults: A Longitudinal Outcomes Study (HALOS)', PLOS ONE, 18 (2023)
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Walsan R, Mitchell RJ, Braithwaite J, Westbrook J, Hibbert P, Mumford V, Harrison R, 'Is there an association between out-of-pocket hospital costs, quality and care outcomes? A systematic review of contemporary evidence', BMC Health Services Research, 23 (2023) [C1]
Background: Out of pocket (OOP) costs vary substantially by health condition, procedure, provider, and service location. Evidence of whether this variation is associated with indi... [more]
Background: Out of pocket (OOP) costs vary substantially by health condition, procedure, provider, and service location. Evidence of whether this variation is associated with indicators of healthcare quality and/or health outcomes is lacking. Methods: The current review aimed to explore whether higher OOP costs translate into better healthcare quality and outcomes for patients in inpatient settings. The review also aimed to identify the population and contextual-level determinants of inpatient out-of-pocket costs. A systematic electronic search of five databases: Scopus, Medline, Psych Info, CINAHL and Embase was conducted between January 2000 to October 2022. Study procedures and reporting complied with PRISMA guidelines. The protocol is available at PROSPERO (CRD42022320763). Findings: A total of nine studies were included in the final review. A variety of quality and health outcomes were examined in the included studies across a range of patient groups and specialities. The scant evidence available and substantial heterogeneity created challenges in establishing the nature of association between OOP costs and healthcare quality and outcomes. Nonetheless, the most consistent finding was no significant association between OOP cost and inpatient quality of care and outcomes. Interpretation: The review findings overall suggest no beneficial effect of higher OOP costs on inpatient quality of care and health outcomes. Further work is needed to elucidate the determinants of OOP hospital costs. Funding: This study was funded by Medibank Better Health Foundation.
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Bakhshi F, Nasrabadi AN, Mitchell R, Bagherabadi M, Saghafi F, Varaei S, 'Explanatory factors relating to medication error reporting among emergency medicine clinicians: A qualitative study', Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management, 28 215-221 (2023) [C1]
Objectives: We used an in-depth qualitative approach to investigate the factors that contribute to medication error (ME) reporting among emergency department (ED) clinicians. More... [more]
Objectives: We used an in-depth qualitative approach to investigate the factors that contribute to medication error (ME) reporting among emergency department (ED) clinicians. More specifically, we explored the explanatory factors relating to underreporting by the different staff involved in ED medication management, the underlying processes involved in clinician and manager responses to MEs, and programmatic factors that impede and facilitate ME reporting. Methods: We applied a purposive maximum variation sampling to recruit interview participants in nursing, medical, and pharmacy roles. We conducted semistructured interviews based on an interview guide. We performed a thematic analysis of all data and developed a general content model. Results: The developed model shows how the series of extracted themes¿norms of reporting, reporting culture, and evaluation and feedback¿affect one another. The theme norms of reporting were mainly influenced by clinicians¿ knowledge and attitudes. The theme of reporting culture directly affected ME reporting. Evaluation and feedback affected all factors that contributed to ME reporting. Participants¿ intention to report was mainly affected by the extent to which the reporting led to an obvious outcome. Conclusions: The comprehensive model of ME reporting provides guidance for healthcare leaders who strive to increase such reporting. The model encompasses broad concepts that are not limited to ME reporting and may be applicable to improving reporting for all kinds of medical errors.
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Walsan R, Mitchell RJ, Harrison R, 'Adoption of out-of-pocket cost caps: an Australian perspective', Australian Health Review, 47 716-717 (2023)
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Halliwell P, Mitchell R, Boyle B, 'Interrelations between enhanced emotional intelligence, leadership self-efficacy and task-oriented leadership behaviour a leadership coaching study', Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 43 39-56 (2022) [C1]
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate interrelations between enhanced emotional intelligence, leadership self-efficacy and task-oriented leadership behaviour follow... [more]
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate interrelations between enhanced emotional intelligence, leadership self-efficacy and task-oriented leadership behaviour following participation in leadership coaching. Design/methodology/approach: Organisational leaders (coachees) (N¿=¿70) and their subordinates (N¿=¿175) completed online questionnaires pre- and post-coaching. To account for pre-coaching scores, construct latent change scores were assessed using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Findings: Results indicate a positive association between enhanced emotional intelligence and leadership self-efficacy, however, little support was found for leadership self-efficacy as a mediator explaining an association between enhanced emotional intelligence and task-oriented leadership behaviour. Practical implications: Organisations aiming to improve leader performance through enhancing emotional intelligence and leadership self-efficacy may find value in leadership coaching due to the intervention's positive effect on these constructs, and the positive association observed between developmental changes in these constructs. Originality/value: Research on the interrelation between emotional intelligence and leadership self-efficacy is scarce. This study extends the literature by investigating the interrelation between developmental changes between these constructs brought about by leadership coaching using latent change scores and PLS-SEM. The study also assesses whether enhanced leadership self-efficacy mediates an association between enhanced emotional intelligence and task-oriented leadership behaviour building on the literature explaining coaching's effect mechanisms.
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Harrison R, Manias E, Ellis L, Mimmo L, Walpola R, Roxas-Harris B, et al., 'Evaluating clinician experience in value-based health care: the development and validation of the Clinician Experience Measure (CEM)', BMC Health Services Research, 22 (2022) [C1]
Background: Clinicians¿ experiences of providing care constitute an important outcome for evaluating care from a value-based healthcare perspective. Yet no currently available ins... [more]
Background: Clinicians¿ experiences of providing care constitute an important outcome for evaluating care from a value-based healthcare perspective. Yet no currently available instruments have been designed and validated for assessing clinicians¿ experiences. This research sought to address this important gap by developing and validating a novel instrument in a public health system in Australia. Methods: A multi-method project was conducted using co-design with 12 clinician leaders from a range of NSW Health Local Health Districts to develop the Clinician Experience Measure (CEM). Validity and reliability analyses were conducted in two stages, first assessing face and content validity with a pool of 25 clinicians and then using psychometric analysis with data from 433 clinicians, including nurses, doctors and allied health and representing all districts within one jurisdiction in Australia. Results: Data gathered from 25 clinicians via the face and content validity process indicated that the initial 31-items were relevant to the range of staff employed in the NSW state health system, with minor edits made to the survey layout and wording within two items. Psychometric analysis led to a rationalised 18-item final instrument, comprising four domains: psychological safety (4-items); quality of care (5-items); clinician engagement (4-items) and interprofessional collaboration (5-items). The 18-item four-factor model produced a good fit to the data and high levels of reliability, with factor loadings ranging from.62 to.94, with Cronbach¿s alpha (range:.83 to.96) and composite reliability (range:.85 to.97). Conclusions: The CEM is an instrument to capture clinicians¿ experiences of providing care across a health system. The CEM provides a useful tool for healthcare leaders and policy makers to benchmark and assess the impact of value-based care initiatives and direct change efforts.
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Badu E, O Brien AP, Mitchell R, 'Review of analysis techniques in mental health research with consumer instruments a guide for researchers', Mental Health Review Journal, 27 65-88 (2022) [C1]
Purpose: This integrative review aimed to identify and synthesis literature on analysis techniques and methodological approaches used to analyse consumer measures in mental health... [more]
Purpose: This integrative review aimed to identify and synthesis literature on analysis techniques and methodological approaches used to analyse consumer measures in mental health research. Design/methodology/approach: The review included papers published up to January 2020 across seven databases: CINAHL, Web of Science, Medline, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Scopus and Google Scholar. Data search and extraction was conducted according to the recommended guidelines for conducting review by Cochrane and Joanna Briggs Institute. Mixed method synthesis was used to integrate both qualitative and quantitative data into a single synthesis. Findings: The initial search yielded a total of 2,282 papers. A total of 32 papers were included in the synthesis. Most of the included papers (25/32; 78.12%) focused on psychometric properties, whereas 14% (5/32) targeted analysis techniques, and 6.3% (2/32) addressed methodological justification. The measurement models (e.g. psychometric properties) were analysed through validity and reliability testing as part of instrument development and adaptation. The structural models were analysed using techniques such as structural equation modelling, multivariable regression models, intraclass correlation coefficient and partial least squares¿structural equation modelling. Practical implications: Although consumer-reported instruments are analysed using techniques involving linear, hierarchical and longitudinal effects, no attempt has been given to procedures that applied complex data mining or machine learning. Consumer researchers, clinicians and quality management are encouraged to apply rigorous analysis techniques to critically evaluate consumer outcome measures. Originality/value: This review provides evidence on the analysis techniques in mental health research to inform the training of mental health professionals, students and quality assessment practitioners.
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Mitchell R, Boyle B, Snell L, 'The curvilinear effect of professional faultlines on team innovation: The pivotal role of professional identity threat', APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY-AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW-PSYCHOLOGIE APPLIQUEE-REVUE INTERNATIONALE, 71 296-311 (2022) [C1]
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Mitchell R, Gu J, Boyle B, 'What do they think of me? Professional diversity, meta-stereotype negativity, suspicion, and counterproductive work behaviour', HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, 32 864-889 (2022) [C1]
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Badu E, O'Brien AP, Mitchell R, Osei A, 'Factors associated with the quality of mental health services and consumers' functionality using tertiary-based services', Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 58 592-607 (2022) [C1]
Purpose: Assess factors associated with the quality of mental health services. Design and Methods: Cross-sectional design, quantitative data, and 510 consumers from three psychiat... [more]
Purpose: Assess factors associated with the quality of mental health services. Design and Methods: Cross-sectional design, quantitative data, and 510 consumers from three psychiatric facilities. Results: The average age of consumers was 34 years¿and 51.57% males. Consumers reported mixed satisfaction with the quality of mental health services (mean = 3.2; SD = 0.56) but were dissatisfied with the range of interventions (mean = 1.57; SD = 0.77). Predisposing (age, education, and primary occupation), enabling (insurance status), and need factors (mental health status) were significantly associated with quality indicators (range of interventions, efficacy, and overall satisfaction). These factors were significantly associated with consumers¿ functionality (cognition, mobility, self-care, getting along, life activities, and participation). Practice Implications: Policymakers and clinicians are encouraged to incorporate the predisposing, enabling, and need factors into mental health planning, monitoring, and advocacy to improve service outcomes.
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Mitchell R, Shen Y, Snell L, 'The future of work: a systematic literature review', Accounting and Finance, 62 2667-2686 (2022) [C1]
This paper provides a systematic review of literature pertaining to the future of work. Since the early 1990s, scholars have been engaged in research to better understand workplac... [more]
This paper provides a systematic review of literature pertaining to the future of work. Since the early 1990s, scholars have been engaged in research to better understand workplace culture change. By conducting a state-of-the-art literature review, we identify the 32 most influential publications in the field that have developed into four distinct categories and we review each of these to identify the main contributions of these research areas. With a highlight on possible pathways for future research, this paper outlines these emerging trends to integrate on existing knowledge and pursue innovative research opportunities to expand the research frontier.
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Badu E, O'Brien AP, Mitchell R, Osei A, 'A Qualitative Study of Consumers' Experiences of the Quality of Mental Health Services in Ghana.', Issues Ment Health Nurs, 43 172-183 (2022) [C1]
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Badu E, O'Brien AP, Mitchell R, Osei A, 'Mediation and moderation effects of health system structure and process on the quality of mental health services in Ghana-structural equation modelling (vol 15, e0233351, 2020)', PLOS ONE, 16 (2021)
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Mitchell R, Boyle B, 'Professional faultlines and interprofessional differentiation in multidisciplinary team innovation: The moderating role of inclusive leadership.', Health Care Manage Rev, 46 332-340 (2021) [C1]
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Bakhshi F, Mitchell R, Nikbakht Nasrabadi A, Javadi M, Varaei S, 'Clinician attitude towards safety in medication management: A participatory action research study in an emergency department', BMJ Open, 11 (2021) [C1]
Objectives Edication management is a process in which medications are selected, procured, delivered, prescribed, reviewed, administered and monitored to assure high-quality patien... [more]
Objectives Edication management is a process in which medications are selected, procured, delivered, prescribed, reviewed, administered and monitored to assure high-quality patient care and safety. This paper explores clinicians' attitudes towards medication management which is both open to influence and strongly linked to successful changes in mediation behaviour. We aimed to investigate effects of engaging in participatory action research to improve emergency medicine clinicians' attitudes to safety in medication management. Setting Emergency department of one university affiliated hospital. Participants A total of 85 clinicians including nurses and physicians partook as participants. Eight managers and clinicians participated as representatives. Design Data are drawn from two-cycle participatory action research. Initially, a situation analysis on the current medication management and clinician views regarding medication management was conducted using three focus groups. Evaluation and reflection data were obtained through qualitative interviews. All qualitative data were analysed using content analysis. Results Clinicians initially expressed negative attitudes towards existing and new plans for medication management, in that they were critical of current medication-related policy and procedures, as well as wary of the potential relevance and utility of potential changes to medication management. Through the action research, improvement actions were implemented including interprofessional courses, pharmacist-led interventions and the development of new guidelines regarding medication management. Participants and their representatives were engaged in all participatory action research stages with different levels of involvement. Extracted results from evaluation and reflection stages revealed that by engaging in the action research and practice new interventions, clinicians' attitude towards medication management was improved. Conclusions The results support the impact of participatory action research on enhancing clinicians' positive attitudes through their involvement in planning and implementing safety enhancing aspects of medication management.
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Badu E, O'Brien AP, Mitchell R, Osei A, 'A qualitative study of evidence-based therapeutic process in mental health services in Ghana- context-mechanisms-outcomes', BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, 21 (2021) [C1]
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Mitchell R, Boyle B, 'Too many cooks in the kitchen? The contingent curvilinear effect of shared leadership on multidisciplinary healthcare team innovation', Human Resource Management Journal, 31 358-374 (2021) [C1]
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Halliwell P, Mitchell R, Boyle B, 'Leadership coaching s efficacy and effect mechanisms a mixed-methods study', Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, (2021) [C1]
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Mitchell R, Boyle B, Nicholas S, 'Team innovative capability: Does positive mood unlock the innovative potential of environmental cues?', Journal of Business Research, 126 376-384 (2021) [C1]
Drawing on team innovation and mood-as-information theories, this paper develops a moderated mediation model to explain the effect of environmental dynamism on team innovative cap... [more]
Drawing on team innovation and mood-as-information theories, this paper develops a moderated mediation model to explain the effect of environmental dynamism on team innovative capability. We argue that this effect occurs through an increase in cognitive diversity and is contingent on positive mood, which engenders a more expansive and flexible approach to problem solving. Data collected through a survey-based study of 63 US healthcare teams generates support for our arguments that environmental dynamism increases innovative capability and does so through cognitive diversity. Further, our data suggest that this path only exists when teams are characterized by positive mood. Overall, we find support for a moderated mediation model in which environmental dynamism increases innovative capability through cognitive diversity contingent on positive mood, which allows us to contribute significantly to literature on team innovative capability and mood-as-information.
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Badu E, Mitchell R, O'Brien AP, Osei A, Rubin M, 'Measuring Disability in Consumers of mental health services - psychometric properties of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) in Ghana', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 30 1274-1288 (2021) [C1]
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Badu E, O'Brien AP, Mitchell R, 'An Integrative Review of Recovery Services to Improve the Lives of Adults Living with Severe Mental Illness', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 18 (2021) [C1]
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Bakhshi F, Mitchell R, Nasrabadi AN, Varaei S, Hajimaghsoudi M, 'Behavioural changes in medication safety: Consequent to an action research intervention', JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT, 29 152-164 (2020) [C1]
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Mitchell R, Boyle B, 'Understanding the Role of Profession in Multidisciplinary Team Innovation: Professional Identity, Minority Dissent and Team Innovation', BRITISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, 32 512-528 (2020) [C1]
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Ringle CM, Sarstedt M, Mitchell R, Gudergan SP, 'Partial least squares structural equation modeling in HRM research', International Journal of Human Resource Management, 31 1617-1643 (2020) [C1]
Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) has become a key multivariate analysis technique that human resource management¿(HRM) researchers frequently use. Whil... [more]
Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) has become a key multivariate analysis technique that human resource management¿(HRM) researchers frequently use. While most disciplines undertake regular critical reflections on the use of important methods to ensure rigorous research and publication practices, the use of PLS-SEM in HRM has not been analyzed so far. To address this gap in HRM literature, this paper presents a critical review of PLS-SEM use in 77 HRM studies published over a 30-year period in leading journals. By contrasting the review results with state-of-the-art guidelines for use of the method, we identify several areas that offer room of improvement when applying PLS-SEM in HRM studies. Our findings offer important guidance for future use of the PLS-SEM method in HRM and related fields.
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Badu E, O'Brien AP, Mitchell R, Rubin M, James C, McNeil K, et al., 'Workplace stress and resilience in the Australian nursing workforce: A comprehensive integrative review', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 29 5-34 (2020) [C1]
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2020 |
Badu E, O Brien AP, Mitchell R, Osei A, 'Mediation and moderation effects of health system structure and process on the quality of mental health services in Ghana Structural equation modelling', PLoS ONE, 15 1-19 (2020) [C1]
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2020 |
Biswas K, Boyle B, Mitchell R, 'International experience, attitudes toward women and the adoption of supportive HR practices', Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 58 66-84 (2020) [C1]
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2020 |
Mitchell R, Boyle B, Nicholas S, 'The interactive influence of human and social capital on capability development: the role of managerial diversity and ties in adaptive capability', PERSONNEL REVIEW, 50 865-879 (2020) [C1]
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2020 |
Boyle B, Mitchell R, McDonnell A, Sharma N, Biswas K, Nicholas S, 'Overcoming the challenge of fuzzy assessment and feedback', Education and Training, 62 505-519 (2020) [C1]
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2019 |
Mitchell R, 'In Defense of Troublemakers', ORGANIZATION STUDIES, 40 1900-1902 (2019)
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2019 |
Badu E, Mitchell R, O'Brien A, 'Pathways to mental health treatment in Ghana: Challenging biomedical methods from herbal- and faith-healing perspectives', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY, 65 527-538 (2019) [C1]
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2019 |
Badu E, O'Brien AP, Mitchell R, 'An integrative review on methodological considerations in mental health research - design, sampling, data collection procedure and quality assurance', ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 77 (2019) [C1]
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2019 |
Badu E, O Brien AP, Mitchell R, 'The Conceptualization of Mental Health Service Quality Assessment: Consumer Perspective', Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 46 790-806 (2019) [C1]
This review synthesises theoretical approaches and methodological considerations in mental health service quality assessment from consumers-perspective. We searched published arti... [more]
This review synthesises theoretical approaches and methodological considerations in mental health service quality assessment from consumers-perspective. We searched published articles from databases: EMBASE, MEDLINE, CIHNAL, Scopus, Web of Science, and PsycINFO. Of the 30 included papers, 16 contained instruments used to mental health quality assessment and 14 focused on theoretical constructs. The review finds that mental health quality assessment is explained and measured using constructs that focus on structure, process and outcome. The methodological issues that need critical consideration are the context and cultural norms of services, outcome perspectives, evaluator, sources of information as well as the selection of consumers and instruments. The review recommends that researchers and clinicians should consider the theoretical constructs and methodological issues in mental health quality assessment.
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Nartey AK, Badu E, Agyei-Baffour P, Gyamfi N, Opoku MP, O'Brien AP, Mitchell R, 'The predictors of treatment pathways to mental health services among consumers in Ghana', Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 55 300-310 (2019) [C1]
Purpose: To explore factors influencing treatment pathways to mental health services among consumers in Ghana. Design and Methods: Cross-sectional design using quantitative method... [more]
Purpose: To explore factors influencing treatment pathways to mental health services among consumers in Ghana. Design and Methods: Cross-sectional design using quantitative method. Findings: Treatment pathways for mental illness were general hospitals/clinics, psychiatric hospitals, and faith-based practices. The predisposing (age, household size, primary occupation, ethnicity, marital status, religion, and geographic location, as well as attitudes and beliefs), enabling (affordability), and need factors (severity of mental illness) were significant predictors of treatment pathways. Practice Implications: Current advocacy and awareness for mental health services in Ghana should consider the predisposing, enabling, and need factors of consumers. Policy initiatives on mental health services should ensure adequate financing mechanisms and further establish collaboration between biomedical and faith-based services.
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Mitchell R, Boyle B, Von Stieglitz S, 'Professional Commitment and Team Effectiveness: A Moderated Mediation Investigation of Cognitive Diversity and Task Conflict', Journal of Business and Psychology, 34 471-483 (2019) [C1]
This study investigates a moderated mediation model of professional commitment and team effectiveness through cognitive diversity moderated by task conflict. Data were collected f... [more]
This study investigates a moderated mediation model of professional commitment and team effectiveness through cognitive diversity moderated by task conflict. Data were collected from 70 UK healthcare teams and their leaders using two questionnaires. We find that teams comprised of members who have, on average, high professional commitment are more effective than teams of members who are less committed and that this path is mediated by cognitive diversity and contingent on task conflict. Team composed of members who are strongly committed to their profession may be more effective consequent to their advocacy of different perspectives and expertise, reflecting cognitive diversity. However, this positive effect of professional commitment is not universal but contingent on the level of disagreement between members on task-related issues. This is one of the first studies to demonstrate that professional commitment can increase team effectiveness and does so through a complex contingent path. While few studies have investigated professional commitment, our results suggest that such commitment can be of great value to multidisciplinary teams.
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Mitchell R, Boyle B, 'Inspirational leadership, positive mood, and team innovation: A moderated mediation investigation into the pivotal role of professional salience', Human Resource Management, 58 269-283 (2019) [C1]
Multidisciplinary teams are increasingly advocated for in healthcare policy consequent to their capacity to develop innovative solutions to seemingly intractable service and care ... [more]
Multidisciplinary teams are increasingly advocated for in healthcare policy consequent to their capacity to develop innovative solutions to seemingly intractable service and care challenges. Recent arguments that inspirational leadership styles may foster innovation in multidisciplinary teams point to their potential value in this effort. However, inconsistency in the capacity of such leaders to engender innovation highlights the need to understand the mechanisms and boundary conditions that determine when such leadership generates positive effects. We argue that follower positive mood acts to mediate the path between inspirational leadership and innovation and may account for its variable effects. By increasing positive team mood, inspirational leaders can potentially bring about more flexible thinking and enhance innovation but can also increase reliance on less effortful information processing, undermining innovative potential. In an effort to address the dilemma posed by these contrasting effects, we propose that professional salience acts as an important boundary condition of this relationship such that only when profession is salient do inspirational leaders enhance multidisciplinary team innovation through positive mood. An analysis of survey data from 60 UK-based multidisciplinary healthcare teams, investigating the inspirational leadership of practice-based innovation, supports our moderated mediation model. Finally, the implications for HRM are considered, specifically for leader development and work team design.
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Smith T, McNeil K, Mitchell R, Boyle B, Ries N, 'A study of macro-, meso- and micro-barriers and enablers affecting extended scopes of practice: the case of rural nurse practitioners in Australia', BMC NURSING, 18 (2019) [C1]
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2018 |
Sharma N, Boyle BP, Mitchell R, Malik A, Gray S, O'Mahony B, 'Leveraging the common and outsourcing the distinct: institutional difference and multinational company identity in emerging economies', Social Identities, 24 564-581 (2018) [C1]
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2018 |
O'Brien R, Mitchell R, Byrne N, 'Paradoxical perceptions towards the introduction of assistants in speech-language pathology and potential impact on consumers', Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 32 117-127 (2018) [C1]
Rationale and aim: Working with assistants has the potential to be an economically and professionally sustainable solution to workforce shortages in speech-language pathology. How... [more]
Rationale and aim: Working with assistants has the potential to be an economically and professionally sustainable solution to workforce shortages in speech-language pathology. However, there is some resistance to the workforce redesign, and factors that determine how assistants are utilised are not well understood. The aim of this study was to understand the perceptions that engender professional resistance and identify factors that may lessen such resistance. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to learn about perceptions towards implementing assistants into the profession. Findings and discussion: While assistants were seen as augmenting existing capacity, findings demonstrated ambivalence towards their utilisation, with tension between perceived benefits and risks of SLPs utilising assistants. Sharing workload and reducing administrative duties in favour of increasing clinical output was an important positive perception. However, this perception was moderated by the concern that the introduction of assistants would result in a decrease in consumer focus, which was seen as being at odds with the strongly held values of the profession. Findings provide insight into professional acceptance of this vocationally trained group and highlight discrepancies between perceptions and actualities, both of which may influence how assistants are utilised. They suggest that implementation of a workforce redesign involving assistants may result in paradoxical perceptions among SLPs. Understanding the way SLPs think about working with assistants and how this workforce redesign may be realised will impact on how SLPs view their role and their relationships with co-workers. This understanding will also be useful in a wider sense for organisations seeking to introduce assistants, by allowing enhanced understanding of likely areas of resistance, as well as highlighting possible strategies that may be useful to address such issues.
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2018 |
Gurwin J, Revere KE, Niepold S, Bassett B, Mitchell R, Davidson S, et al., 'A Randomized Controlled Study of Art Observation Training to Improve Medical Student Ophthalmology Skills', OPHTHALMOLOGY, 125 8-14 (2018)
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Badu E, O'Brien AP, Mitchell R, 'An integrative review of potential enablers and barriers to accessing mental health services in Ghana', BMC Health Research Policy and System, 16 1-19 (2018) [C1]
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2018 |
Giles M, Parker V, Conway J, Mitchell RJ, 'Knowing how to get things done. Nurse Consultants as Clinical Leaders', JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING, 27 1981-1993 (2018) [C1]
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2017 |
Mitchell RJ, Boyle B, O'Brien R, Malik A, Tian K, Parker V, et al., 'Balancing cognitive diversity and mutual understanding in multidisciplinary teams', Health Care Management Review, 42 42-52 (2017) [C1]
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2017 |
Giles M, Parker V, Mitchell RJ, Conway J, 'How do nurse consultant job characteristics impact on job satisfaction? An Australian quantitative study', BMC Nursing, 15 1-10 (2017) [C1]
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2017 |
Biswas K, Boyle BP, Mitchell R, Casmir G, 'A mediated model of the effects of human resource management policies and practices on the intention to promote women: An investigation of the theory of planned behaviour', International Journal of Human Resource Managemet, 28 1309-1331 (2017) [C1]
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Malik A, Boyle B, Mitchell R, 'Contextual ambidexterity and innovation in healthcare in India: the role of HRM', Personnel Review, 46 1358-1380 (2017) [C1]
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine innovation in the resource-constrained context of India¿s healthcare industry. It is argued that the process of innovation in addr... [more]
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine innovation in the resource-constrained context of India¿s healthcare industry. It is argued that the process of innovation in addressing healthcare management challenges in such a context occurs through organisational ambidexterity and that human resource management (HRM) plays an important role. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative research methodology is applied to explore the role of HR practices in facilitating contextual ambidexterity and subsequent innovations in healthcare in India. The unit of analysis is the ¿case¿ of healthcare providers in India and in-depth interview and documentary data in two case sites are analysed to reveal the role of HRM in facilitating contextual ambidexterity and innovation. Data analysis was undertaken first at a within-case and then at a cross-case analysis level using interpretive manual coding based on how the data explained the role of HRM in delivering innovative outcomes and supporting organisational ambidexterity. Findings: The authors found evidence of the use of sets of high-involvement HRM practices for exploration of new ideas and efficiency-driven HRM practices for creating contextual ambidexterity in the case organisations. Further, managerial/leadership style was found to play an important role in creating cultures of trust, openness, risk-taking and employee empowerment, supported by an appropriate mix of intrinsic and extrinsic rewards. Finally, training was also reported as being central to creating an ambidextrous context for delivering on various innovations in these healthcare providers. Originality/value: This study represents an exploration of innovation in the context of India¿s healthcare sector through intersecting literatures of ambidexterity, innovation and HRM practices. In light of the emerging economy research context, an important empirical contribution is palpable. Moreover, through a study design which included collecting data from multiple informants on the role of human resources in facilitating innovative outcomes, the authors reveal the role of HR-related initiatives, beyond formal HR practices in creating contextual ambidexterity. This study also reveals the degree to which contextual idiosyncrasies enhance our understanding of the role of HR in facilitating innovation in emerging economies.
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Mitchell R, Boyle B, Nicholas S, Maitland E, Zhao S, 'Boundary conditions of a curvilinear relationship between decision comprehensiveness and performance: The role of functional and national diversity', JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH, 69 2801-2811 (2016) [C1]
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2016 |
Boyle BP, NIcholas S, Mitchell R, 'The Value of International Assignees Knowledge of Interpersonal Networks: Knowledge of People, Networks and Politics and Knowledge Flows in Multinational Enterprises', Management International Review, 56 425-454 (2016) [C1]
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2016 |
Giles M, Parker V, Mitchell RJ, 'Understanding Australian Nurse Consultant role engagement in metropolitan and rural contexts.', Collegian: The Australian Journal of Nursing Practice, Scholarship and Research, 23 329-340 (2016) [C1]
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2016 |
Li V, Mitchell R, Boyle B, 'The Divergent Effects of Transformational Leadership on Individual and Team Innovation', GROUP & ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT, 41 66-97 (2016) [C1]
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2016 |
Obeidat S, Mitchell RJ, Bray M, 'The Link between High Performance Work Practices and Organizational Performance: Empirically Validating the Conceptualization of HPWP according to the AMO Model', Employee Relations, 38 578-595 (2016) [C1]
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2016 |
Giles M, Parker V, Mitchell R, 'Examining Nurse Consultant connectivity: An Australian mixed method study', Nursing and Health Sciences, 18 154-162 (2016) [C1]
The nurse consultant (NC) role in Australia is a senior classification of advanced practice nurse has been described as enhancing health care outcomes largely through extensive co... [more]
The nurse consultant (NC) role in Australia is a senior classification of advanced practice nurse has been described as enhancing health care outcomes largely through extensive collaboration with consumers, nurses, and other health professionals. However, little is known about the actual nature, amount, and quality of NC interactions. This study examines the connectivity of the NC role across metropolitan and rural contexts, using a mixed method sequential design with an online survey and focus groups with NCs and other stakeholders. Results demonstrated that NCs most commonly have high density connectivity patterns with other nursing colleagues, medical staff, patients/clients, and administrative staff. Position grade (1, 2 or 3) influences density of connectivity, as does location, with those based in metropolitan roles engaging significantly less with other clinicians. Findings demonstrate that many NCs are highly collaborative and predominantly embedded into interprofessional practice models. This study provides valuable insight into the diverse and often complex NC role and the way in which NC expertise and influence is deployed and integrated across a large local health district.
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2015 |
Mitchell RJ, Boyle B, Parker V, Giles M, Chiang V, Joyce P, 'Managing inclusiveness and diversity in teams: How leader inclusiveness affects performance through status and team identity', Human Resource Management, 54 217-239 (2015) [C1]
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Mitchell RJ, Boyle B, 'Professional diversity, identity salience and team innovation: The moderating role of openmindedness norms', Journal of Organizational Behavior, 36 873-894 (2015) [C1]
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2015 |
McNeil K, Mitchell R, Parker V, 'The paradoxical effects of workforce shortages on rural interprofessional practice', Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 29 73-82 (2015) [C1]
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2014 |
Mitchell R, Parker V, Giles M, Boyle B, 'The ABC of health care team dynamics: Understanding complex affective, behavioral, and cognitive dynamics in interprofessional teams.', Health Care Management Review, 39 1-9 (2014) [C1]
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2014 |
Mitchell RJ, Boyle B, Burgess J, McNeil K, ' You Can't Make a Good Wine without a Few Beers : Gatekeepers and knowledge flow in industrial districts', Journal of Business Research, 67 2198-2206 (2014) [C1]
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Giles M, Parker V, Mitchell R, 'Recognising the differences in the nurse consultant role across context: a study protocol.', BMC Nurs, 13 30 (2014) [C3]
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2014 |
Mitchell RJ, Boyle B, Parker V, Giles M, Joyce P, 'Transformation through tension: The moderating impact of negative affect on transformational leadership in teams', Human Relations, 1-28 (2014) [C1]
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McNeil KA, Mitchell RJ, Parker V, 'Interprofessional practice and professional identity threat', Health Sociology Review, 22 291-307 (2013)
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Mcintyre J, Mitchell RJ, Boyle B, Ryan S, Ryan S, 'We Used to Get and Give a Lot of Help: Networking, Cooperation and Knowledge Flow in the Hunter Valley Wine Cluster', Australian Economic History Review: an Asia-Pacific journal of economic, business and social history, 53 247-267 (2013) [C1]
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Mitchell RJ, Parker V, Giles M, 'An interprofessional team approach to tracheostomy care: A mixed-method investigation into the mechanisms explaining tracheostomy team effectiveness', International Journal of Nursing Studies, 50 536-542 (2013) [C1]
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Mitchell R, Paliadelis P, Mcneil K, Parker V, Giles M, Higgins I, et al., 'Effective interprofessional collaboration in rural contexts: A research protocol', Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69 2317-2326 (2013) [C3]
Aim: To describe the research protocol that will be used to investigate factors contributing to effective interprofessional practice in a rural context in Australia. Background: I... [more]
Aim: To describe the research protocol that will be used to investigate factors contributing to effective interprofessional practice in a rural context in Australia. Background: Interprofessional practice is a key strategy for overcoming rural health challenges; however, our knowledge of interprofessional initiatives and consequences in rural areas is limited. Design: A modified realistic evaluation approach will be used to explore the structures, systems, and social processes contributing to effective interprofessional outcomes. This 'context-mechanism-outcome' approach provides a useful framework for identifying why and how interprofessional practice works in rural contexts. Method: Initial propositions regarding the factors that explain effective collaborative practice will be generated through interviews with lead clinicians, policy-makers, and clinician managers. Clinician interviews, document analysis, and multi-participant focus groups will be used as evidence to support, refine, or redevelop the initial propositions. This will allow the development of a model of rural interprofessional practice that will explain how and why collaborative approaches work in rural environments. This study is funded by an Institute of Rural Clinical Services and Teaching grant (January 2010). Discussion: Rural healthcare challenges are well documented; however, studies investigating the nature of interprofessional practice in rural contexts are not common. Rural contexts also present research design, particularly data collection, challenges. This proposed research is one of the first to identify the factors that facilitate or constrain effective interprofessional work in rural settings. This is particularly important, given the continuing workforce shortages and maldistribution and poorer health outcomes in rural communities globally. © 2013 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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McNeil K, Mitchell R, Parker V, 'Interprofessional Practice and Professional Identity Threat', Health Sociology Review, 22 291-307 (2013) [C1]
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Parker V, McNeil K, Higgins I, Mitchell R, Paliadelis P, Giles M, Parmenter G, 'How health professionals conceive and construct interprofessional practice in rural settings: a qualitative study', BMC Health Services Research, 13 5 (2013) [C1]
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O'Brien R, Byrne N, Mitchell R, Ferguson A, 'Rural speech-language pathologists' perceptions of working with allied health assistants', International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 15 613-622 (2013) [C1]
Workforce shortages are forecast for speech-language pathology in Australia, and will have a more significant impact on rural and remote areas than on metropolitan areas. Allied h... [more]
Workforce shortages are forecast for speech-language pathology in Australia, and will have a more significant impact on rural and remote areas than on metropolitan areas. Allied health (AH) disciplines such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy address the problem of workforce shortages and growing clinical demand by employing allied health assistants (AHAs) to provide clinical and administrative support to AH professionals. Currently, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) don't work with discipline-specific allied health assistants in all states of Australia (e.g., New South Wales). This paper aims to provide insight into the perceptions of SLPs in one Australian state (NSW) regarding working with AHAs. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight rural SLPs. Qualitative analysis indicated that participants perceived they had deficits in skills and knowledge required to work with AHAs and identified further training needs. Participants perceived the SLP role to be misunderstood and were concerned about poor consultation regarding the introduction of AHAs into the profession. Ambivalence was evident in overall perceptions of working with AHAs, and tasks performed. While previous research identified benefits of working with AHAs, results from this study suggest that significant professional, economic, and organizational issues need addressing before such a change should be implemented in speech-language pathology. © 2013 The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited.
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Mitchell RJ, 'When do interprofessional teams succeed? Investigating the moderating roles of team and professional identity in interprofessional effectiveness', Strategic Direction, 28 74-80 (2012)
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Boyle BP, McDonnell A, Mitchell RJ, Nicholas SJ, 'Managing knowledge in internationalizing universities through foreign assignments', International Journal of Educational Management, 26 303-312 (2012) [C1]
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Mitchell RJ, Parker V, Giles M, 'Open-mindedness in diverse team performance: Investigating a three-way interaction', International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23 3652-3672 (2012) [C1]
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Boyle BP, Nicholas SJ, Mitchell RJ, 'Sharing and developing knowledge of organization culture during international assignments', International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 12 361-378 (2012) [C1]
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Mitchell RJ, Parker V, Giles M, Joyce P, Chiang V, 'Perceived value congruence and team innovation', Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 85 626-648 (2012) [C1]
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Mitchell R, Meacheam D, 'Knowledge worker control: Understanding via principal and agency theory', Learning Organization, 18 149-160 (2011)
Purpose: The growing prominence of knowledge workers in contemporary organisations has led to a considerable amount of research into their role and activities, however, despite th... [more]
Purpose: The growing prominence of knowledge workers in contemporary organisations has led to a considerable amount of research into their role and activities, however, despite this growing interest, there remains a lack of clarity regarding the relationship of knowledge workers to management. This paper aims to respond by investigating the features of knowledge work that impose barriers to traditional managerial control methods and exploring the extent to which alternative approaches to influence are available to knowledge work managers, and the circumstances under which these different approaches are indicated. Design/methodology/approach: The paper utilised agency theory to investigate the implications of knowledge asymmetry in principal-knowledge worker exchanges, and argues against the utility of models of control based on principles of scientific management on which agency models are typically based, towards models of control based on reciprocity and commitment. Findings: The paper has two main outputs. First, it argues that situations in which knowledge-based specialists are hired to perform tasks requiring expertise can be viewed as principal-agent exchanges (Mills) and are therefore open to analysis through an agency theory lens. The second endeavour is to discuss the implications of knowledge asymmetry in principal-knowledge worker relationships for managerial control and influence, and posit alternative modes of managerial control based on normative influence and valiant rewards. Further, it develops propositions relating to the factors likely to moderate the utility of each managerial influence strategy. Originality/value: By undertaking this investigation, the paper responds to calls by Frenkel et al. to understand process and dynamics of control in managing knowledge workers. It moves away from models of control based on principles of scientific management on which agency models are typically based, towards models of control based on reciprocity and commitment. It develops testable propositions regarding specific sources of influence in knowledge work and the circumstances under which the employment of these influence strategies is indicated. This responds to calls by authors such as Tampoe; and Lord to develop a detailed understanding of the manner and extent to which influence strategies need to complement specific knowledge worker characteristics. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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Mitchell RJ, Parker VT, Giles M, 'When do interprofessional teams succeed? Investigating the moderating roles of team and professional identity in interprofessional effectiveness', Human Relations, 64 1321-1343 (2011) [C1]
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Mitchell RJ, Boyle BP, Nicholas SJ, 'Cross-cultural group performance', Learning Organization, 18 94-101 (2011) [C1]
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2010 |
Mitchell RJ, Burgess KJ, Waterhouse JM, 'Proximity and knowledge sharing in clustered firms', International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business, 4 5-24 (2010) [C1]
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2010 |
Tse HHM, Mitchell RJ, 'A theoretical model of transformational leadership and knowledge creation: The role of open-mindedness norms and leader-member exchange', Journal of Management & Organization, 16 83-99 (2010) [C1]
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Tse HHM, Mitchell RJ, 'A theoretical model of transformational leadership and knowledge creation: The role of open-mindedness norms and leader member exchange', Journal of Management & Organization, 16 83-99 (2010)
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Mitchell RJ, Parker V, Giles M, White N, 'Toward realizing the potential of diversity in composition of interprofessional health care teams an examination of the cognitive and psychosocial dynamics of interprofessional collaboration', Medical Care Research and Review, 67 3-26 (2010) [C1]
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Mitchell RJ, Boyle BP, 'Knowledge creation measurement methods', Journal of Knowledge Management, 14 67-82 (2010) [C1]
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2009 |
Mitchell RJ, Boyle BP, 'A theoretical model of transformational leadership's role in diverse teams', Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 30 455-474 (2009) [C1]
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2009 |
Mitchell RJ, Nicholas SJ, Boyle BP, 'The role of openness to cognitive diversity and group processes in knowledge creation', Small Group Research, 40 535-554 (2009) [C1]
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2009 |
Mitchell RJ, Boyle BP, Nicholas SJ, 'The impact of goal structure in team knowledge creation', Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 12 639-651 (2009) [C1]
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2008 |
Mitchell R, Nicholas S, Boyle B, 'The impact of cognitive conflict on team performance', Asia Pacific Management Review, 13 625-634 (2008)
The results of research on diversity in teams suggest that it offers both a great opportunity for organisations as well as an enormous challenge. However, current research is plag... [more]
The results of research on diversity in teams suggest that it offers both a great opportunity for organisations as well as an enormous challenge. However, current research is plagued by a lack of overall consistency, indicating that the relationship between diversity and team performance is not well understood. This study examines the components of cognitive conflict in order to assess whether construct operationalisation may explain this inconsistency. Analysis of the existing operationalisations of cognitive conflict reveals that it incorporates both disagreement about information and reasoning, and debate of rival hypotheses or recommendations. We propose that functional diversity leads to cognitive disagreement but not debate, and that debate enhances knowledge creation, with which cognitive disagreement shows no relationship. Our results support these hypotheses, which provide a powerful explanation for the contrary results found by researchers investigating cognitive conflict. Given that extant measures of cognitive conflict include scale items which measure both debate and cognitive disagreement, cognitive conflict may be viewed as an aggregate measure of these two distinct constructs. This study contributes to research on diversity and conflict by providing an explanation for contrary results, and by providing and a detailed operationalisation of cognitive conflict and its component constructs. It also contributes to research into creativity and innovation by providing insight into the dynamics underpinning knowledge sharing and creation.
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Mitchell R, Nicholas S, 'Knowledge creation through boundary-spanning', Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 4 310-318 (2006) [C1]
This paper contributes to our understanding of the process of knowledge creation in organisations. Based on a process model, the paper develops propositions relating to factors fa... [more]
This paper contributes to our understanding of the process of knowledge creation in organisations. Based on a process model, the paper develops propositions relating to factors facilitating knowledge creation in cross-functional work teams. These propositions relate to the constructs of cognitive diversity, transactional memory, trans-specialist knowledge and their contribution to new knowledge development through knowledge boundary spanning. © 2006 Operational Research Society Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Mitchell R, Nicholas S, 'Knowledge creation in groups: The value of cognitive diversity, transactive memory, and openmindedness Norms', Proceedings of the European Conference on Knowledge Management, ECKM, 326-333 (2005)
This paper contributes to our understanding of knowledge creation by developing a comprehensive model of the knowledge creating process in organisational work teams. It subsequent... [more]
This paper contributes to our understanding of knowledge creation by developing a comprehensive model of the knowledge creating process in organisational work teams. It subsequently synthesises contemporary theory across research streams to develop hypotheses relating to three factors capable of facilitating the knowledge development process - cognitive diversity, transactional memory and openmindedness norms. In combination, the conceptual rationale and empirical support act to substantiate three key relationships in the knowledge creation process.
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