How healthcare organisations can act as institutional entrepreneurs in a context of change.

@article{Breton2014HowHO,
  title={How healthcare organisations can act as institutional entrepreneurs in a context of change.},
  author={Mylaine Breton and Lise Lamothe and Jean-Louis Denis},
  journal={Journal of health organization and management},
  year={2014},
  volume={28 1},
  pages={
          77-95
        }
}
PURPOSE The aim of this paper is to illustrate and discuss how healthcare organisations can act as institutional entrepreneurs in a context of change. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH The authors conducted an in-depth longitudinal case study (2005-2008) of a healthcare organisation in the province of Quebec, Canada. Data collection consisted of real-time observations of senior managers (n = 87), interviews (n = 24) with decision-makers and secondary data analysis of documents. FINDINGS The paper… 
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