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dc.contributor.advisorNoordegraaf, M.
dc.contributor.advisorBekkers, V.J.J.M.
dc.contributor.authorKlauw, D.M. van der
dc.date.accessioned2010-11-02T18:00:49Z
dc.date.available2010-11-02
dc.date.available2010-11-02T18:00:49Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.urihttps://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/6089
dc.description.abstractService deliverers in health care have to cooperate and integrate to become more efficient, effective and responsive to multi-problem situation of clients. This requires multidisciplinary organizational innovations. This thesis investigated why professionals adopt these innovations. The case of ParkinsonNet, a successful multidisciplinary innovation, was studied to provide an answer. The results revealed a paradoxical relationship between professionalism and multidisciplinary innovations. Specialization of professionals is both a barrier as enabler for adoption. Adoption is a way to demarcate professional ‘exclusiveness’ towards other professionals, management and market parties. Furthermore, this study found that the organization of the innovation is able to stimulate adoption, by providing a solution and problem that correspond to the professional quest for specialization.
dc.description.sponsorshipUtrecht University
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dc.language.isoen
dc.titleCrossing Boundaries - Professional adoption of multidisciplinary innovations in health care
dc.type.contentMaster Thesis
dc.rights.accessrightsOpen Access
dc.subject.keywordsprofessionalism, innovation, adoption, professional boundaries, multidisciplinary innovation
dc.subject.courseuuResearch in Public Administration and Organizational Science


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