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Interlocking Interactions, the Diffusion of Innovations in Health Care

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ID9891958
AuthorsLisa Fitzgerald (0000-0002-0252-2246, De Montfort University, corresponding author), Louise Fitzgerald (De Montfort University), Ewan Ferlie (0000-0003-2947-5141, University of London), Martin Wood (0000-0002-8979-9626, Centre for Leadership Studies at the University of Exeter), Chris Hawkins (University of Warwick)
Year2002
Volume55
Issue12
Pages1429-1449
Publication date2002-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/001872602128782213
OpenAlexW2104822701
LanguageEN
Citations received49
References cited26

This article aims to provide a reassessment of the processes of diffusion of innovations into organizations, based on new empirical data. The focus of the article is the latter stages of the diffusion process. The article draws on the results of two studies, which examined the diffusion of innovations in health care in the UK. These projects were a matched pair of qualitative studies, using purposeful selections of comparative case studies. The results demonstrate the ambiguous, contested nature of new scientific knowledge. The highly interactive nature of diffusion, with active adopters is illustrated. There is no evidence of a single adoption decision. The science is socially mediated. The features of context and of actors interlock to influence diffusion

Context (archaeology · Diffusion · Diffusion of innovations · Empirical research · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Health care · Innovation diffusion · Knowledge management · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology

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Citation span2003 - 2025 (23)
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