Healthcare IT Adoption: An Analysis of Knowledge Transfer in Socioeconomic Networks

Journal of Management Information Systems

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 7-34

  Peng, Gang ^a   Dey, Debabrata ^b   Lahiri, Atanu ^c  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

absorptive capacity; disseminative capacity; healthcare; healthcare information system; healthcare information technology; healthcare information technology adoption; integrated healthcare delivery system; knowledge transfer; social network

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; DISSEMINATIVE CAPACITY; HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTHCARE DELIVERY; HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER;

MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84938848727     PISSN: 07421222     EISSN: 1557928X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07421222.2014.994672     Document Type: Article

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