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We can’t keep up with the pace of change, let alone get ahead of it… The hierarchical structures and organizational processes we have used for decades to run and improve our enterprises are no longer up to the task of winning in this faster-moving world.

John Kotter [1]

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    The structured assessment of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) came from this school.

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  1. Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK

    Branko Perunovic & Louise Dunk

  2. Directorate for International MBA Programmes, International Academy of Medical Leadership, Sheffield, UK

    Jill Aylott

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    Prasad Godbole

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Derek Burke

  3. Directorate for International MBA Programmes, International Academy of Medical Leadership, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Jill Aylott

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Perunovic, B., Dunk, L., Aylott, J. (2017). Strategic Management. In: Godbole, P., Burke, D., Aylott, J. (eds) Why Hospitals Fail. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56224-7_15

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