Diffusion of Innovations in Service Organizations: Systematic Review and Recommendations

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Title

Diffusion of Innovations in Service Organizations: Systematic Review and Recommendations

Abstract/Description

This article summarizes an extensive literature review addressing the question, How can we spread and sustain innovations in health service delivery and organization? It considers both content (defining and measuring the diffusion of innovation in organizations) and process (reviewing the literature in a systematic and reproducible way). This article discusses (1) a parsimonious and evidence-based model for considering the diffusion of innovations in health service organizations, (2) clear knowledge gaps where further research should be focused, and (3) a robust and transferable methodology for systematically reviewing health service policy and management. Both the model and the method should be tested more widely in a range of contexts.

Author/creator

Greenhalgh, Trisha

Robert, Glenn

Macfarlane, Fraser

Bate, Paul

Kyriakidou, Olivia

Date

2004-12

In publication

The Milbank Quarterly

Volume

82

Issue

4

Pages

581-629

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Synthesis/Overview

Open access/full-text available

en Yes

ISSN

0887-378X

DOI

10.1111/j.0887-378X.2004.00325.x

URL

Official Journal Webpage (The Milbank Quarterly)

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Citation

Greenhalgh, T., Robert, G., Macfarlane, F., Bate, P., & Kyriakidou, O. (2004). Diffusion of Innovations in Service Organizations: Systematic Review and Recommendations. The Milbank Quarterly, 82(4), 581–629. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0887-378X.2004.00325.x

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Introducing Improvement Research in Education

Abbreviation

Milbank Q

Item sets

IRE Handbook Introduction Citation

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