This research examines the effects, over time, of network embeddedness, on three
organizationally based social outcomes. We argue that in a centralized, publicly funded but …

This article is an examination of the effects of network involvement, or structural
embeddedness, on three organizationally based social outcomes. Specifically, we argue …

Managed networks are increasingly common in the British National Health Service (NHS) as
a means of streamlining and standardizing patient care across organizational and …

Purpose–The purpose of this study is to explore the link between continuous improvement
(CI) and dynamic actor associations through a case of lean thinking implementation in …

The UK health field is populated by large organisations rather than single entrepreneurs or
small free-standing units. In publicly funded systems such as the NHS, these organisations …

The new NHS is a very different organisation to the one set up 60 years ago. Two decades
of reforms have introduced a market element, unprecedented transparency, patient choice …

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extracts (or indeed, the full report) may be included in professional journals provided that …

Health service managers have been criticized for placing more emphasis on the collection of
data than on their use for the improvement of care. The present study examined how routine …

Purpose This chapter examines why managed clinical networks are an appropriate
approach to sustainable healthcare, and discusses the conditions for the effectiveness of …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYFor decades public administration and management scholars have
conceptualized organizational networks as solutions to failures of markets and hierarchies …