School of Business, University of Skövde, Skövde, Sweden.
Faculty of Theology, Diaconia and Leadership, VID Specialized University, Oslo, Norway.
J Health Organ Manag. 2023 Jan 24;37(9):17-33. doi: 10.1108/JHOM-05-2021-0181.
Healthcare organisations are often described as less innovative than other organisations, since organisational culture works against innovations. In this paper, the authors ask whether it has to be that way or whether is possible to nurture an innovative culture in a healthcare organisation. The aim of this paper is to describe and analyse nurturing an innovative culture within a healthcare organisation and how culture can support innovations in such a healthcare organisation.
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Based on a qualitative case study of a healthcare unit that changed, within a few years, from having no innovations to repeatedly generating innovations, the authors describe important aspects of how innovative culture can be nurtured in healthcare. Data were analysed using inductive and deductive analysis steps.
The study shows that it is possible to nurture an innovative culture in a healthcare organisation. Relationships and competences beyond healthcare, empowering structures and signalling the importance of innovation work with resources all proved to be important. All are aspects that a manager can influence. In this case, the manager's role in nurturing innovative culture was very important.
This study highlights that an innovative culture can be nurtured in healthcare organisations and that managers can play a key role in such a process.
ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The paper describes and analyses an innovative culture in a healthcare unit and identifies important conditions and strategies for nurturing innovative culture in healthcare organisations.
医疗机构通常被描述为不如其他组织具有创新性，因为组织文化不利于创新。本文作者询问是否必须如此，或者是否可以在医疗机构中培养创新文化。本文旨在描述和分析在医疗机构中培养创新文化，以及文化如何在这样的医疗机构中支持创新。
设计/方法/途径：基于对一个医疗单位的定性案例研究，该单位在几年内从没有创新转变为反复产生创新，作者描述了在医疗保健中培养创新文化的重要方面。数据使用归纳和演绎分析步骤进行分析。
该研究表明，在医疗机构中培养创新文化是可行的。超越医疗保健的关系和能力、赋权结构以及表明创新工作的重要性与资源都被证明是重要的。所有这些都是管理者可以影响的方面。在这种情况下，管理者在培养创新文化方面的作用非常重要。
本研究强调了创新文化可以在医疗机构中培养，并且管理者可以在这一过程中发挥关键作用。
原创性/价值：本文描述并分析了医疗机构中的创新文化，并确定了在医疗机构中培养创新文化的重要条件和策略。
