In the Loop: The HDO Blog
Research-Based Solutions to Organizational Challenges
October 24, 2019
Miles Husid, HDO Marketing Coordinator
- Is the idea of “corporate culture” a farce?
- How should organizations prepare for generational differences in approaches to leadership?
- What are the connections between marketing efforts, customer satisfaction, and subscription ticket sales?
- When is dissent in an organization productive?
These intriguing questions and many others have been addressed at previous editions of Practical Applications of the Humanities for Modern Organizations.
You are invited to join us for the 2019 edition of this event, which features exciting research by Master’s degree candidates in the Human Dimensions of Organizations (HDO) program at UT Austin.
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Health Care and the Humanities
July 17, 2014
Lewis Miller, HDO Marketing Coordinator
When it comes down to it, health care is fundamentally about dealing with people.
At its core, the field is built on relationships: doctor-patient; nurse-patient; doctor-nurse, nurse-aid, etc. These relationships are arguably as important as the reams of technical expertise and loads of mechanical prowess that are required to carry out procedures, treatments, and tests. If any one of these relationships breaks down, the level of care patients receive can suffer.
The humanities help us understand and relate to people – a crucial factor in building and maintaining relationships and, thus, in providing effective health care. An inability of medical practitioners to understand and relate to patients in modern health care is one of the primary issues the emerging interdisciplinary field of medical humanities is trying to address.
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