Organizational Psychology

Running Head : Organization Psychology

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Introduction

During the period between 2002 and 2005 a cancer center in Jordan i .e King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC ) changed its organization model from traditional to transformed model . The need for transformation was in response to external factors of the environment in to accommodate the needs of its stakeholders . Initially the center was called Al-Amar center which had operations and image problems that were affecting the organization (Miller , 2006

Al-Amar centre was perceived to be ineffective

institution for caring of cancer .However it has transformed into a comprehensive centre for cancer that resemble western styles . The name of this centre changed to King Hussein Cancer Centre (KHCC ) following the change between 2002 and 2005 there were improved care services and improved its quality levels In the same period the center was accredited and achieved Joint Commission International (JCI (Miller , 2006

Organization Psychology

Following the changes of KHCC it was able to achieve accountability fiscal balance , certificate of accreditation from the international body and diversification of the service . There are three concepts which are believed to have led to the rapid changes in KHCC these are transnational culture , transformational leadership and political competence (Jeffrey , Gregory Andrew , 2007 . Both natural and political values are included in transformational leadership formulation Transformational leadership can be explained by looking at the values norms and cultural organization behavior others are like internal negotiations , political influence in assessing such resources and setting external boundaries . The mechanisms that facilitated changes lie within the capabilities of the leaders and their behavior . The leaders in KHCC were seen to sacrifice themselves a great deal in drawing out themselves and the followers . The leaders were devoted to attend to the needs of patients and those of lower level employees . This was in an effort to raise the healthcare standards the attributes that result from transformational leadership are universal and are mediated by specific cultural expectations from the lower employees (Miller , 2006

The characteristics of leadership in KHCC were not cultural specific There is new form of leadership that is different from the previous one The new leadership is goal oriented and allows participation of the followers in identification , implementation and evaluation of projects and programs aimed at improving the performance of the healthcare However transformational leadership can be autocratic or democratic but the form of leadership that is observed in KHCC involves all the stakeholders in the project design and implementation of their programs The aspect of involvement of the stakeholders fall under four components in KHCC i .e . intellectual stimulation , idealized stimulation ideological motivation and individual consideration (Jeffrey , Gregory Andrew , 2007 . Inspirational motivation can be created by leaders by articulating the future of the organization through setting of higher goals and standards that are inspiring and appealing to the follower These goals or standards make the follower to be optimistic in what they are doing and therefore they will sacrifice themselves even where there are difficulties . For an organization...