Interlocking Interactions, the Diffusion of Innovations in Health Care
Summary. This study examines how healthcare innovations spread through organizations in the UK, focusing on later adoption stages. The research reveals that diffusion is not a simple decision but a complex, interactive process where context and actors interlock to shape outcomes. Scientific knowledge itself is socially mediated and contested, with active adopters playing crucial roles in determining whether innovations take hold.
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Fitzgerald, L., Ferlı́e, E., Wood, M., & Hawkins, C.. (2002). Interlocking Interactions, the Diffusion of Innovations in Health Care. Human Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/001872602128782213
Fitzgerald, Louise, et al. “Interlocking Interactions, the Diffusion of Innovations in Health Care.” Human Relations, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1177/001872602128782213.
Fitzgerald, Louise, Ewan Ferlı́e, Martin Wood, and Chris Hawkins. 2002. “Interlocking Interactions, the Diffusion of Innovations in Health Care.” Human Relations. https://doi.org/10.1177/001872602128782213.
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author = {Louise Fitzgerald and Ewan Ferlı́e and Martin Wood and Chris Hawkins},
journal = {Human Relations},
year = {2002},
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- DOI
- 10.1177/001872602128782213
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Regions
- Europe
- Categories
- innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28