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DMFT-8715

Creating and Sustaining Optimal Organizational Systems

Lesson 2 Resources

Required Readings 

Expanding Bowen’s Concept of Societal Emotional Processes Through Historic Ethnography: An Anthropological Exploration of the Human Connection with the Environment 
Bowen, J. (2019). Expanding Bowen’s concept of societal emotional processes through historic ethnography: An anthropological exploration of the human connection with the environment. In M. McGoldrick & K. V. Hardy (Eds), Re-Visioning family therapy: Addressing diversity in clinical practice (3rd ed.; pp. 567-595). The Guilford Press. 
Explores the role of Bowen’s theory in relation to the organization and leadership of human services agencies. 

Bowen Family Systems Theory: Mapping a Framework to Support Critical Care Nurses’ Well-Being and Care Quality 
Jakimowicz, S., Perry, L., & Lewis, J. (2021). Bowen family systems theory: Mapping a framework to support critical care nurses’ well-being and care quality. Nursing Philosophy : An International Journal for Healthcare Professionals, 22(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1111/nup.12320 
Examines the application of Bowen’s theory to an organization, in this case, intensive care nursing.  

Open Systems Theory 
Kello, J. (2017). Open systems theory. In S. Rogelberg (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of industrial and organizational psychology (2nd ed., pp. 1055-1057). SAGE Publications. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483386874.n366 
Provides an overview of open systems theory as it relates to organizations and potential limitations in using systems theory to examine organizations. 

Group Dynamics and Processes 
Knippenberg, D., & Bunderen, L. (2017). Group dynamics and processes. In S. Rogelberg (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of industrial and organizational psychology (2nd ed., pp. 583-585). SAGE Publications. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483386874.n199  
Gives an overview of systems thinking within groups in organizations. 

Systems-Thinking Theory: Decision-Making for Sustainable Workplace Transformations 
Thakore, R., Kavantera, A, & Whitehall, G.. (2022). Systems-thinking theory: Decision-making for sustainable workplace transformations. In V. Danivska & R. Appel-Meulenbroek (Eds.), A handbook of management theories and models for office environments and services (pp. 25-35). Routledge. 
Provides an overview of Bronfenbrenner’s theory but with a focus on application in the work environment. 

The Power of Interdependence: Linking Health Systems, Communities, and Health Professions Educational Programs to Better Meet the Needs of Patients and Populations 
Van Eck, R. N., Gullett, H. L., Lamb, S. M., Krouse, H. J., Mazzurco, L. W., Lage, O. G., Lewis, J. H., & Lomis, K. D. (2021). The power of interdependence: Linking health systems, communities, and health professions educational programs to meet the needs of patients and populations better. Medical Teacher, 43, S32–S38. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2021.1935834 
Exploration of the interdependence between elements around health systems. 

Ecological Systems Theory 
Yang, E. & Sanborn, B. (2021). Ecological systems theory. In R. Appel-Meulenbroek & V. Danivska (Eds.), A Handbook of theories on designing alignment between people and the office environment (pp. 101-114). Routledge. 
Provides an overview of Bronfenbrenner’s theory but with the focus on application in the work environment.