. Fatemeh Ghardashi; . Maryam Yaghoubi; . Mohammadkarim Bahadori; . Ehsan Teymourzadeh
Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2019, , Pages 1-12
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Innovation is a competitive advantage, with its preservation and continuity dependenton the organizational innovation capability. This study was conducted with the aim of ...
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BACKGROUND: Innovation is a competitive advantage, with its preservation and continuity dependenton the organizational innovation capability. This study was conducted with the aim of determining theinnovation capability dimensions and components in medical sciences universities of Iran.METHODS: The present study is a qualitative study with content analysis approach, undertakenin 2016–2017. The data processing included 10 deep interviews with the experts of the healthinnovation domain in top management of the three types of the medicine sciences universities ofIran with >5 years of experience. Targeted data sampling was performed using snowball method andcontinued until the saturation of the data. Data analysis was performed using conventional contentanalysis method using Maxqda 12 software.RESULTS: Data analysis resulted in the extraction of 28 categories and 8 main themes includingcommunications and interactions, innovation climate, university setting, policy factors (policy‑making,rules and regulations), organizational culture, organizational resources, management and leadership,and organizational learning in two university internal and external dimensions.CONCLUSION: To accelerate innovation in medical sciences universities, recognizing the potentialof innovation capability is essential.
