Sustainability-oriented innovation in the hospital environment

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19094/contextus.2022.80587

Keywords:

sustainable innovation, health management, sustainability, hospita, hospitall organization

Abstract

This research aims to analyze which internal and external factors related to sustainabilityoriented innovation (SOI) are present at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre-RS (HCPA). A descriptive and qualitative case study was carried out. The main results show that sustainability drives innovation, SOI is related to internal and external factors to the organization, and, in this specific case, we observed that three factors (safety, financing, and
cost/price) were considered barriers to SOI development. Finally, an SOI framework is presented for the researched hospital organization.

Author Biographies

Marisol Silveira de Oliveira, Feevale University

Analyst at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA)
Master of Business Administration from Feevale University

Cristiane Froehlich, Feevale University

Professor at the Feevale University PhD in Business Administration from University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)

Cristine Hermann Nodari, Feevale University

Professor at the Feevale University PhD in Business Administration from Pontifical
Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)

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Oliveira, M. S. de ., Froehlich, C., & Nodari, C. H. (2022). Sustainability-oriented innovation in the hospital environment. Contextus - Contemporary Journal of Economics and Management, 20, 235–252. https://doi.org/10.19094/contextus.2022.80587

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