Accountability framework for managing stakeholders of health programs

Author: Dansky Kathryn H   Gamm Larry S  

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd

ISSN: 1477-7266

Source: Journal of Health, Organisation and Management, Vol.18, Iss.4, 2004-04, pp. : 290-304

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Abstract

Understanding the incentives of stakeholders and employing effective management practices with various stakeholder groups is essential for program sustainability. This paper offers a conceptual model that depicts four different types of stakeholder interests that are relevant to health service organizations. The study identified the major stakeholders of telehealth programs, compared the influence of stakeholders by organizational ownership and investigated the practices used to manage these stakeholders. Quantitative and qualitative analyses demonstrated empirical support for the stakeholder model. The paper suggests that the model can be used as a stakeholder management tool in healthcare organizations and offers an assessment of the utility of the stakeholder framework in organizational research.