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.
Women and E-health in public hospitals: Empirical evidence on top and line managers / Arena, C.; Catuogno, S.; Saggese, S.; Sarto, F.. - (2019). (Intervento presentato al convegno XXXIX Convegno Nazionale AIDEA, Identità, innovazione e impatto dell’aziendalismo italiano. Dentro l’economia digitale tenutosi a Dipartimento di Management dell’Università degli Studi di Torino nel 12-13 settembre 2019).
Women and E-health in public hospitals: Empirical evidence on top and line managers
Arena C.;Catuogno S.;Saggese S.;Sarto F.
2019
Abstract
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
