Knudsen Hannah K, Roman Paul M
Center for Research on Behavioral Health an Human Services Delivery, 101 Barrow Hall, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2401, USA.
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2004 Jan;26(1):353-61. doi: 10.1016/s0740-5472(03)00158-2.
Few studies have identified the organizational characteristics that are associated with the transfer of research-based treatment techniques into practice. One potentially fruitful concept is absorptive capacity, referring to an organization's ability to seek and utilize information, which may be positively associated with the use of innovative treatment techniques. This paper examines the associations between an additive measure of innovation use and three measures of absorptive capacity: environmental scanning, collection of satisfaction data, and the level of workforce professionalism. Data from a nationally representative sample of 322 privately funded substance abuse treatment centers indicate that treatment organizations use a greater number of innovations when they engage in more environmental scanning, survey referral sources, and third party payers for satisfaction, and have a more professional workforce. These results indicate the importance of absorptive capacity in predicting organizational innovativeness.
很少有研究确定与将基于研究的治疗技术转化为实践相关的组织特征。一个潜在富有成效的概念是吸收能力，指的是组织寻求和利用信息的能力，这可能与创新治疗技术的使用呈正相关。本文研究了创新使用的加性度量与吸收能力的三个度量之间的关联：环境扫描、满意度数据收集以及员工专业水平。来自全国322个私人资助的药物滥用治疗中心的具有代表性样本的数据表明，当治疗组织进行更多的环境扫描、向推荐来源和第三方付款人调查满意度并且拥有更专业的员工时，它们会使用更多的创新方法。这些结果表明吸收能力在预测组织创新性方面的重要性。
