Paths and pacemakers: innovation diffusion networks in multihospital systems and alliances |
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| Authors: | M M McKinney A D Kaluzny H S Zuckerman |
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| Affiliation: | National Cancer Institute's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Bethesda, Maryland. |
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This article examines the role of multihospital systems and alliances as "innovation carriers." Drawing upon studies of interpersonal and interorganizational communications networks, the authors suggest how membership in a system or alliance, as well as network characteristics, affects innovation practices in general acute care hospitals. |
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