Evidence-Based Practice: Stakeholder Barriers and Solutions

This essay identifies potential stakeholder barriers during the implementation phase of an evidence-based practice project. It emphasizes the importance of stakeholder engagement, communication, and training to mitigate resistance and ensure project success. The discussion highlights the role of o...Read More

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Identify two stakeholder barriers you might experience during the implementation
phase of your evidence-based practice project. This could range from support of the
evidence-based project proposal to communication gaps. How could you address these
problems?
According to Lawrence and Weber (2014), stakeholders form the members or the
group of members within an organization without whom the organization would not function
appropriately. In other words, stakeholders are the people who are directly linked to the
organization or are affected in a direct or indirect way by the decisions taken by the
organization. As stated by Lawrence and Weber (2014), stakeholders can either be primary,
secondary or tertiary. The primary stakeholders are the internal stakeholders that are directly
involved in business transactions. The secondary stakeholders are not directly involved in
business exchange but are indirectly affected by the business decisions. The tertiary
stakeholders are external factors that are not related to the business operations but possess the
ability to affect or influence the business decisions. While implementing a change it is
important to ensure that the change in the process does not elicit a negative outcome. While
implementing an organizational change, a number of stakeholder barriers can be encountered,
which includes, refusal or protest against the change or lack of skills to appropriately
cooperate with implementation process (Fischer et al., 2016).
In order to effectively address the barriers, the operations management must ensure
that the change is introduced after rigorous discussion with the primary and the secondary
stakeholders. Discussion sessions ensure clear and effective communication that help in
avoiding difference in opinion or conflicts. Further, prior to the implementation of the
change, the operations must analyse the existing skillset of the employees and arrange for
additional training so as to ensure that the change could be easily absorbed within the system
and would ensure smooth work process.

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References:
Fischer, F., Lange, K., Klose, K., Greiner, W., & Kraemer, A. (2016, June). Barriers and
strategies in guideline implementation—a scoping review. In Healthcare (Vol. 4, No. 3, p.
36). Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.
Lawrence, A. T., & Weber, J. (2014). Business and society: Stakeholders, ethics, public
policy. Tata McGraw-Hill Education.