Within the public management literature, this paper analyses the contribution of women in top and line managerial positions for the public hospital’s innovation in terms of e-Health. It empirically examines Italian public hospitals and uses a combined measure of innovation by relying on different e-Health solutions. Findings show that female managers, especially when characterized by a legal background, foster the implementation of innovative strategies and facilitate the e-Health adoption. However, results report that gender similarity increases the rivalry between top management team and line managers thus limiting the adoption of e-Health solutions.

The adoption of e-Health in public hospitals. Unfolding the gender dimension of TMT and Line Managers / Arena, Claudia; Catuogno, Simona; Saggese, Sara; Sarto, Fabrizia. - In: PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW. - ISSN 1471-9037. - (2021), pp. 1553-1579. [10.1080/14719037.2020.1775280]

The adoption of e-Health in public hospitals. Unfolding the gender dimension of TMT and Line Managers.

Claudia Arena;Simona Catuogno;Sara Saggese;Fabrizia Sarto
2021

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Within the public management literature, this paper analyses the contribution of women in top and line managerial positions for the public hospital’s innovation in terms of e-Health. It empirically examines Italian public hospitals and uses a combined measure of innovation by relying on different e-Health solutions. Findings show that female managers, especially when characterized by a legal background, foster the implementation of innovative strategies and facilitate the e-Health adoption. However, results report that gender similarity increases the rivalry between top management team and line managers thus limiting the adoption of e-Health solutions.
2021
The adoption of e-Health in public hospitals. Unfolding the gender dimension of TMT and Line Managers / Arena, Claudia; Catuogno, Simona; Saggese, Sara; Sarto, Fabrizia. - In: PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW. - ISSN 1471-9037. - (2021), pp. 1553-1579. [10.1080/14719037.2020.1775280]
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