TY - JOUR
T1 - Technological innovations in hospitals
T2 - What kind of competitive advantage does adoption lead to?
AU - McDonald, Robert E.
AU - Srinivasan, Narasimhan
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The authors propose an analytical framework for innovations, based on the resource-advantage theory of competition. Categorisation of innovations depends on how they contribute to a firm's competitive advantage. Essentially, do innovations reduce costs to the organisation, or do they increase the value of its market offerings? They apply this framework to an important segment of the US economy: healthcare (specifically hospitals), to examine the impact of technological innovations for competitive advantage. The findings show that adoption is higher among bigger hospitals and also teaching hospitals.
AB - The authors propose an analytical framework for innovations, based on the resource-advantage theory of competition. Categorisation of innovations depends on how they contribute to a firm's competitive advantage. Essentially, do innovations reduce costs to the organisation, or do they increase the value of its market offerings? They apply this framework to an important segment of the US economy: healthcare (specifically hospitals), to examine the impact of technological innovations for competitive advantage. The findings show that adoption is higher among bigger hospitals and also teaching hospitals.
KW - Competitive advantage
KW - Hospital
KW - Management strategy
KW - Technology innovation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=4444380325&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJTM.2004.005055
DO - 10.1504/IJTM.2004.005055
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:4444380325
VL - 28
SP - 103
EP - 117
JO - International Journal of Technology Management
JF - International Journal of Technology Management
SN - 0267-5730
IS - 1
ER -