Symbols of the NHS
从符号视角研究英国一家综合医院的组织文化，探讨传统职业符号如何影响内外人员对专业角色的理解，以及等级和权力分化对文化变革的影响。
This paper explores the organizational culture of a general hospital from. a symbolic perspective. It is suggested that traditional symbols or stereotypes associated with certain professions within the Health Service may affect the way in which people both within and outside the NHS understand these professional roles. In particular, the hierarchy and power differentiations which exist (or are assumed to exist) between professions may have an effect on any culture change programmes. The paper is based on a study of communications within a large general hospital in the East Midlands. The idea is explored that these symbolic images of different health care groups may constitutean implicit element in the organization culture of any British hospital and thereby influence the communications within it.