Hospital organization culture, capacity to innovate and success in technology adoption

Journal of Health, Organisation and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 194-217

  Caccia Bava, Maria Do Carmo ^a   Guimaraes, Tor ^b   Harrington, Susan J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption costs; Hospitals; Management information; Organizational culture; Organizational innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745102297     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777260610662735     Document Type: Article

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