Mapping innovation dynamics in hospitals

This article draws on a notion of the hospital as a complex service provider and healthcare system hub in order to examine the question of innovation in hospitals. It puts forward a relatively simple framework for analysing hospital output, in which the medical function is incorporated into a comple...

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Published in:Research policy 2005-08, Vol.34 (6), p.817-835
Main Authors: Djellal, Faridah, Gallouj, Faïz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business administration
Economics and Finance
Health care
Hospitals
Humanities and Social Sciences
Innovation
Innovations
Management
New technology
Organizational change
Policy studies
Research and development
Service industry
Service sector
Studies
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Summary:This article draws on a notion of the hospital as a complex service provider and healthcare system hub in order to examine the question of innovation in hospitals. It puts forward a relatively simple framework for analysing hospital output, in which the medical function is incorporated into a complex system of other constituent services that make use of different types of technologies. This analytical framework is used to reveal the multiple sources of innovation and the main organising principles driving innovation within hospitals.
ISSN:0048-7333
1873-7625
DOI:10.1016/j.respol.2005.04.007