Hospital Adoption of Innovation

The Role of Integration into External Informational Environments

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2545232
AutoresJohn R Kimberly, John Kimberly (0000-0003-4282-6487, autor correspondente)
Ano1978
Volume19
Fascículo4
Páginas361
Data de publicação1978-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Health and Social Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-1465 • E-ISSN: 2150-6000
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2136583
PMID730998
OpenAlexW2321842446
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas6

In this paper it is hypothesized that observed variability in hospital adoption of innovation can be accounted for, at least in part, by variability in the development of structural mechanisms which provide access to information about change in the environment. The hypothesis is tested using data from a national sample of hospitals, and on an aggregate basis the results support the theoretical perspective, although certain integration-enhancing mechanisms were much better predictors of innovation than others. The results also illustrate the importance of the relationship between the nature of the innovation and the adopting system and suggest a potential clarification of the relationship between hospital size and innovation

Aggregate (composite) · Business · Knowledge management · Perspective (graphical) · Sample (material) · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Firm Innovation and Growth · Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting · Psychology