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Sustainable Innovations in Small Enterprises for the Transformation of the Primary Healthcare Sector
University West, Department of Health Sciences, Section for nursing - graduate level. (LINA iAIL)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7367-715X
University West, Department of Engineering Science, Division of Mathematics, Computer and Surveying Engineering. (LINA iAIL)
University West, Department of Engineering Science, Division of Production Systems. (LINA iAIL)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0380-1386
University West, School of Business, Economics and IT, Divison of Informatics. (LINA i-AIL)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1421-868X
2020 (English)In: Sustainability, ISSN 2071-1050, Vol. 12, no 16, p. 1-19, article id 6391Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Small enterprises face multiple and complex challenges when developing digital technologies. The aim of this article is to explore the role of sustainable innovation in small enterprises in relation to the ongoing transformation of the primary healthcare sector. The purpose is to gain understanding of innovation processes within the framework of sustainable development, applied to a local primary healthcare center. Data were collected through seven semi-structured interviews. A qualitative thematic analysis was conducted. Five themes appeared in relation to the ongoing transformation of the primary healthcare sector: (1) The process of sustainable innovation in a long-term perspective; (2) the companies’ views on innovations in healthcare; (3) effects of innovations in healthcare; (4) sustainable product or service development, and (5) the role of collaboration in the innovation process. The companies expressed a positive attitude to new innovations, as a natural part of developing the companies. The article concludes that incremental development of tools in small businesses supports the transformation of processes and services in the primary healthcare sector. Cross-disciplinary teams in collaboration facilitates the necessary learning and the required creation and sharing of knowledge.

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MDPI, 2020. Vol. 12, no 16, p. 1-19, article id 6391
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collaborative learning, digital innovation, healthcare, incremental development, knowledge integration, small enterprises, sustainability
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-15756DOI: 10.3390/su12166391ISI: 000578897300001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85090083112OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-15756DiVA, id: diva2:1462100
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