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The Nonspread of Innovations: the Mediating Role of Professionals

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Ferlie, Ewan, Fitzgerald, Louise, Wood, Martin, Hawkins, Chris·2005·Academy of Management Journal
DOI 10.5465/amj.2005.15993150
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Two qualitative studies in the U.K. health care sector trace eight purposefully selected innovations. Complex, contested, and nonlinear innovation careers emerged. Developing the nonlinear perspective on innovation spread further, we theorize that multi-professionalization shapes “nonspread.” Social and cognitive boundaries between different professions retard spread, as individual professionals operate within unidisciplinary communities of practice. This new theory helps explain barriers to the spread of innovation in multiprofessional organizations in both health care and other settings.

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Authors
Ferlie, E., Fitzgerald, L., Wood, M., & Hawkins, C.
Venue
Academy of Management Journal
Publisher
Academy of Management
Published
2005-02
Volume
48
Issue
1
Pages
117-134
ISSN
  • 0001-4273 (ISSN-L)
  • 1948-0989
DOI
10.5465/amj.2005.15993150
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W2069068805
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1,106
References
4
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56.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Ferlie, E., Fitzgerald, L., Wood, M., & Hawkins, C. (2005). The Nonspread of Innovations: the Mediating Role of Professionals. Academy of Management Journal. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2005.15993150

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