Biography
Dr. Scott Stegall worked nearly a decade in Arkansas hospitals as a nursing assistant, cardiac monitor tech, lead monitor tech, and as the admin assistant to the VP of Nursing prior moving to Richmond to obtain his PhD in Health Services Organizations and Research from Virginia Commonwealth University in the area of strategic adaptation. He has served as a fulltime faculty member at VCU, UOMHS (Des Moines), UW-Milwaukee, and Clayton State University.
Education
Ph D, Health Services Organization and Research, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1991
Teaching Interest
Dr. Stegall's research and teaching interest is in the application of general systems theory to people, groups, and organizations, especially in the health services sector. In particular, his interest is in the development, application and limitations of democratic organic organizational cultures and designs vs. the traditional autocratic bureaucratic model. This interest has led to his study and application of Deming Management Theory, Goldratt theory of constraints and type and temperament theory.
Research Interest
Dr. Stegall's research and teaching interest is in the application of general systems theory to people, groups, and organizations, especially in the health services sector. In particular, his interest is in the development, application and limitations of democratic organic organizational cultures and designs vs. the traditional autocratic bureaucratic model. This interest has led to his study and application of Deming Management Theory, Goldratt theory of constraints and type and temperament theory.
