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Nurturing innovative culture in a healthcare organisation – Lessons from a Swedish case study
PURPOSE: Healthcare organisations are often described as less innovative than other organisations, since organisational culture works against innovations. In this paper, the authors ask whether it has to be that way or whether is possible to nurture an innovative culture in a healthcare organisation...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10430797/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36815697 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-05-2021-0181 |
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author | Andersson, Thomas Linnéusson, Gary Holmén, Maria Kjellsdotter, Anna |
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description | PURPOSE: Healthcare organisations are often described as less innovative than other organisations, since organisational culture works against innovations. In this paper, the authors ask whether it has to be that way or whether is possible to nurture an innovative culture in a healthcare organisation. The aim of this paper is to describe and analyse nurturing an innovative culture within a healthcare organisation and how culture can support innovations in such a healthcare organisation. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Based on a qualitative case study of a healthcare unit that changed, within a few years, from having no innovations to repeatedly generating innovations, the authors describe important aspects of how innovative culture can be nurtured in healthcare. Data were analysed using inductive and deductive analysis steps. FINDINGS: The study shows that it is possible to nurture an innovative culture in a healthcare organisation. Relationships and competences beyond healthcare, empowering structures and signalling the importance of innovation work with resources all proved to be important. All are aspects that a manager can influence. In this case, the manager's role in nurturing innovative culture was very important. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: This study highlights that an innovative culture can be nurtured in healthcare organisations and that managers can play a key role in such a process. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The paper describes and analyses an innovative culture in a healthcare unit and identifies important conditions and strategies for nurturing innovative culture in healthcare organisations. |
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spelling | pubmed-104307972023-08-17 Nurturing innovative culture in a healthcare organisation – Lessons from a Swedish case study Andersson, Thomas Linnéusson, Gary Holmén, Maria Kjellsdotter, Anna J Health Organ Manag Research Paper PURPOSE: Healthcare organisations are often described as less innovative than other organisations, since organisational culture works against innovations. In this paper, the authors ask whether it has to be that way or whether is possible to nurture an innovative culture in a healthcare organisation. The aim of this paper is to describe and analyse nurturing an innovative culture within a healthcare organisation and how culture can support innovations in such a healthcare organisation. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Based on a qualitative case study of a healthcare unit that changed, within a few years, from having no innovations to repeatedly generating innovations, the authors describe important aspects of how innovative culture can be nurtured in healthcare. Data were analysed using inductive and deductive analysis steps. FINDINGS: The study shows that it is possible to nurture an innovative culture in a healthcare organisation. Relationships and competences beyond healthcare, empowering structures and signalling the importance of innovation work with resources all proved to be important. All are aspects that a manager can influence. In this case, the manager's role in nurturing innovative culture was very important. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: This study highlights that an innovative culture can be nurtured in healthcare organisations and that managers can play a key role in such a process. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The paper describes and analyses an innovative culture in a healthcare unit and identifies important conditions and strategies for nurturing innovative culture in healthcare organisations. Emerald Publishing Limited 2023-01-24 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC10430797/ /pubmed/36815697 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-05-2021-0181 Text en © Thomas Andersson, Gary Linnéusson, Maria Holmén and Anna Kjellsdotter https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Research Paper Andersson, Thomas Linnéusson, Gary Holmén, Maria Kjellsdotter, Anna Nurturing innovative culture in a healthcare organisation – Lessons from a Swedish case study |
title | Nurturing innovative culture in a healthcare organisation – Lessons from a Swedish case study |
title_full | Nurturing innovative culture in a healthcare organisation – Lessons from a Swedish case study |
title_fullStr | Nurturing innovative culture in a healthcare organisation – Lessons from a Swedish case study |
title_full_unstemmed | Nurturing innovative culture in a healthcare organisation – Lessons from a Swedish case study |
title_short | Nurturing innovative culture in a healthcare organisation – Lessons from a Swedish case study |
title_sort | nurturing innovative culture in a healthcare organisation – lessons from a swedish case study |
topic | Research Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10430797/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36815697 http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-05-2021-0181 |
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