Abstract
The professional staff in five hospital social work departments participated in an exploratory study to assess the impact of organizational reengineering on job satisfaction, professional identity and other work related attitudes. A survey was used to explore how job functions had changed; whether or not staff felt adequately prepared to perform the new tasks; and whether the changes were consistent with their professional identities and academic preparation. Follow up focus group interviews were held to enrich the quantitative findings. The results of the study indicate that reengineering has a negative effect on job satisfaction and results in role changes that are experienced as inconsistent with the professional identity and academic preparation of social work staff. In addition to describing the results of the study, this paper provides a brief overview of reengineering, describes models of reengineering for hospital social work departments and suggests strategies for lessening the negative effect on Staff.
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