Technological innovations in hospitals: What kind of competitive advantage does adoption lead to?

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 103-117

  McDonald, Robert E ^a   Srinivasan, Narasimhan ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive advantage; Hospital; Management strategy; Technology innovation

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COSTS; EFFICIENCY; MANAGERS; MARKETING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY;

ADOPTION; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; MANAGEMENT STRATEGY; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION;

HOSPITALS;

EID: 4444380325     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2004.005055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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