Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the generation of innovations by employees and the creation of initiative paths, and to discover which factors contribute to the implementation of an initiative. Design/methodology/approach: Based on longitudinal qualitative research, the study...

We suggest that organizations can improve their capacity to innovation through learning and development. This shift requires a new system of learning. Change Laboratory is introduced as a method of developing and learning new practices in organization. Example from Finnish health care is...

Purpose – This paper seeks to take a patient‐centred perspective in exploring the treatment of multiple and chronic illnesses in inter‐organizational care practice in Finland. Design/methodology/approach – The theoretical approach of the study is based on the sociology of translation and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to research a critical transition from individually‐experienced double binds to collaborative change. To this end an early phase of a change process in a central surgical unit is studied in detail. Design/methodology/approach – The study uses an...