The Effect of Slack Resources on Innovation Performance and the Environmental Adaptability of Public Hospitals: The Empirical Evidence From Beijing of China
Background:The development level of public hospitals has a direct impact on people's health. The reform of the medical industry in China has been gradually underway in recent years, while hospitals face a complex and uncertain environment. This study aims to explore the mechanism of resources s...
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| author | Wei Lu Wei Lu Xinrui Song Changmin Hou Junli Zhu Junli Zhu |
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| description | Background:The development level of public hospitals has a direct impact on people's health. The reform of the medical industry in China has been gradually underway in recent years, while hospitals face a complex and uncertain environment. This study aims to explore the mechanism of resources slack in buffering environmental uncertainty and promoting innovation in public hospitals.MethodsBased on previous literature related to environmental adaptability, resources slack, and innovation performance, this study has conducted a literature review and has established a study framework. A questionnaire survey has been conducted among clinicians in representative tertiary public hospitals in Beijing. A total of 318 valid data have been eventually obtained, while regression models have been used to analyze the data.ResultsInnovation performance has played a mediating role in the impact of both resources slack and its three dimensions on environmental adaptability of public hospitals. Among them, there has been a complete mediating effect for time slack, while there has been a partial mediating effect for staff and space dimensions.ConclusionThis study found that resources slack in public hospitals can improve environmental adaptability by affecting innovation performance. It is necessary for public hospitals to reserve resources slack to ensure that there is sufficient condition for innovation in the face of uncertain changes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3fdb02af42a64229915bc498034093552022-12-22T02:46:51ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-07-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.904984904984The Effect of Slack Resources on Innovation Performance and the Environmental Adaptability of Public Hospitals: The Empirical Evidence From Beijing of ChinaWei Lu0Wei Lu1Xinrui Song2Changmin Hou3Junli Zhu4Junli Zhu5School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaResearch Center for Capital Health Management and Policy, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaBeijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, ChinaResearch Center for Capital Health Management and Policy, Beijing, ChinaBackground:The development level of public hospitals has a direct impact on people's health. The reform of the medical industry in China has been gradually underway in recent years, while hospitals face a complex and uncertain environment. This study aims to explore the mechanism of resources slack in buffering environmental uncertainty and promoting innovation in public hospitals.MethodsBased on previous literature related to environmental adaptability, resources slack, and innovation performance, this study has conducted a literature review and has established a study framework. A questionnaire survey has been conducted among clinicians in representative tertiary public hospitals in Beijing. A total of 318 valid data have been eventually obtained, while regression models have been used to analyze the data.ResultsInnovation performance has played a mediating role in the impact of both resources slack and its three dimensions on environmental adaptability of public hospitals. Among them, there has been a complete mediating effect for time slack, while there has been a partial mediating effect for staff and space dimensions.ConclusionThis study found that resources slack in public hospitals can improve environmental adaptability by affecting innovation performance. It is necessary for public hospitals to reserve resources slack to ensure that there is sufficient condition for innovation in the face of uncertain changes.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.904984/fullpublic hospitalslack resourcesinnovation performanceenvironmental adaptabilitymediating effect |
| spellingShingle | Wei Lu Wei Lu Xinrui Song Changmin Hou Junli Zhu Junli Zhu The Effect of Slack Resources on Innovation Performance and the Environmental Adaptability of Public Hospitals: The Empirical Evidence From Beijing of China Frontiers in Public Health public hospital slack resources innovation performance environmental adaptability mediating effect |
| title | The Effect of Slack Resources on Innovation Performance and the Environmental Adaptability of Public Hospitals: The Empirical Evidence From Beijing of China |
| title_full | The Effect of Slack Resources on Innovation Performance and the Environmental Adaptability of Public Hospitals: The Empirical Evidence From Beijing of China |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Slack Resources on Innovation Performance and the Environmental Adaptability of Public Hospitals: The Empirical Evidence From Beijing of China |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Slack Resources on Innovation Performance and the Environmental Adaptability of Public Hospitals: The Empirical Evidence From Beijing of China |
| title_short | The Effect of Slack Resources on Innovation Performance and the Environmental Adaptability of Public Hospitals: The Empirical Evidence From Beijing of China |
| title_sort | effect of slack resources on innovation performance and the environmental adaptability of public hospitals the empirical evidence from beijing of china |
| topic | public hospital slack resources innovation performance environmental adaptability mediating effect |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.904984/full |
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