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Medicine and Health Sciences

University of Alabama at Birmingham

2018

Innovation

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Interorganizational Relationships And Hospital Adoption Of Surgical Robots, Stephen Cullen Jan 2018

Interorganizational Relationships And Hospital Adoption Of Surgical Robots, Stephen Cullen

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INTERORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND HOSPITAL ADOPTION OF SURGICAL ROBOTS STEPHEN G. CULLEN EXECUTIVE DOCTORIAL PROGRAM IN HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP ABSTRACT The study investigates the relationship between interorganizational relationships (IORs) and hospital adoption of robotic surgery in the United States over a ten-year period. As a competitive strategy for hospitals, IORs should matter in a hospital’s decision to adopt a surgical robot given associated costs and risks. While literature exists on IORs and technical innovation, there is a gap in the literature on IORs and hospital adoption of surgical robots. This study explores four types of IORs (i.e., networks, systems, contract management, and …