UNSPECIFIED (2002) Interlocking interactions, the diffusion of innovations in health care. HUMAN RELATIONS, 55 (12). pp. 1429-1449. ISSN 0018-7267

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Abstract

This article aims to provide a reassessment of the processes of diffusion of innovations into organizations, based on new empirical data, The focus of the article is the latter stages of the diffusion process. The article draws on the results of two studies, which examined the diffusion of innovations in health care in the UK. These projects were a matched pair of qualitative studies, using purposeful selections of comparative case studies. The results demonstrate the ambiguous, contested nature of new scientific knowledge, The highly interactive nature of diffusion, with active adopters is illustrated. There is no evidence of a single adoption decision, The science is socially mediated. The features of context and of actors interlock to influence diffusion.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences
Journal or Publication Title:	HUMAN RELATIONS
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
ISSN:	0018-7267
Date:	December 2002
Volume:	55
Number:	12
Number of Pages:	21
Page Range:	pp. 1429-1449
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/10135

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