Moving organizational theory in health care forward: A discussion with suggestions for critical advancements

Ingrid M Nembhard¹, Ann Barry Flood, John R Kimberly+3

• ¹Ingrid M. Nembhard, PhD, MS, is Fishman Family President's Distinguished Associate Professor of Health Care Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. E-mail: ingridn@wharton.upenn.edu. Ann Barry Flood, PhD, MA, is Emeritus Professor of Radiology, Emeritus Professor of Community and Family Medicine, and Emeritus Professor of The Dartmouth Institute, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire. E-mail: ann.barry.flood@dartmouth.edu. John R. Kimberly, PhD, MS, is Henry Bower Professor Emeritus of Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. E-mail: kimberly@wharton.upenn.edu. Anthony R. Kovner, PhD, MPA, is Professor Emeritus of Public and Health Management, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, New York City. E-mail: anthony.kovner@nyu.edu. Stephen M. Shortell, PhD, MPH, MBA, is Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Management Emeritus and Professor of the Graduate School, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. E-mail: shortell@berkeley.edu. Jacqueline S. Zinn, PhD, MBA, is Emeritus Professor of Risk, Insurance and Health Care Management, Fox School of Business, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.