Identification of Seventh-day Adventist Health Core Convictions

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by  Randall L. Haffner

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Randall L. Haffner
Andrews University
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School of Education
IDENTIFICATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
HEALTH CORE CONVICTIONS: ALIGNMENT
WITH CURRENT HEALTHCARE PRACTICE
A Dissertation
Presented in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
by
Randall L. Haffner
June 2006
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IDENTIFICATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
HEALTH CORE CONVICTIONS: ALIGNMENT
WITH CURRENT HEALTHCARE PRACTICE
A dissertation
presented in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the degree
Doctor of Philosophy
by
Randall L. Haffner
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ABSTRACT
IDENTIFICATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
HEALTH CORE CONVICTIONS: ALIGNMENT
WITH CURRENT HEALTHCARE PRACTICE
by
Randall L. Haffner
Chair: Shirley A. Freed
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ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH
Dissertation
Andrews University
School of Education
Title: IDENTIFICATION OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST HEALTH CORE
CONVICTIONS: ALIGNMENT WITH CURRENT HEALTHCARE PRACTICE
Name of researcher: Randall L. Haffner
Name and degree of faculty chair: Shirley A. Freed, Ph.D.
Date completed: 2006
Purpose
The prevailing literature suggests that organizations can sustain their vitality and
longevity by preserving their core ideology. The purpose of this study is to define and
articulate the core convictions of Seventh-day Adventist healthcare and then investigate
how the leaders’ and employees’ cognitive understandings, behaviors, and affective
attachments align at Florida Hospital in Orlando, Florida.
Method
This two-phased sequential exploratory study utilizes qualitative research to
define the core convictions of Seventh-day Adventist healthcare through historical
literature review, analysis of official Church publications, four commissioned scholarly
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papers, and one-on-one interviews with seasoned healthcare administrators. These
findings are then used to develop a questionnaire administered at Florida Hospital to
determine the perceptual gaps and alignments with the core convictions of Seventh-day
Adventist healthcare.
Results
The core convictions of Seventh-day Adventist healthcare are: Wholeness,
Healing Ministry of Christ, Health Principles, Honoring the Beliefs of the Seventh-day
Adventist Church, Image of God, and Community Service. In testing these core
convictions, full alignment was determined between the senior leaders and middle
management in cognitive understanding, behavioral application, and affective
connection. Statistically significant differences exist between senior leaders and middle
management compared to employees in four of the six core convictions. The Health
Principles and the behavioral dimension are fully aligned across the segmented groups.
Full alignment is also determined for the Christian-based religions across all six core
convictions.
Conclusions
The institutionalization of the core convictions of Seventh-day Adventist
healthcare must be further incorporated into the sensemaking paradigm of Florida
Hospital in order to protect the ongoing confessional identity.
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To my loving wife Cindy and our three
precious daughters Bailey, Kennedy, and
Hadley. Your grace and sacrifice are the
sustenance that enables me to thrive.
To my parents, for raising me in love.
To my colleagues at Florida Hospital; may
the healing ministry of Christ be extended
by our daily service.
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