December 2015

Improvement Science Alert

Every month the Knowledge and Intelligence team at NHS IQ scours over 250 sources of intelligence
to identify new and emerging evidence on the topics of improvement science, leadership and large
scale transformational change.
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Contents

Leadership

Strategy, vision and commitment

Capability and development
Engagement
Collaborative leadership
Management

Large scale transformational change

Culture, implementation and sustainability

Learning, networks and knowledge
Innovation and technology

Improvement science

Implementation
Measurement, metrics and analytics
Research, intelligence, evidence and evaluation

Leadership
Strategy, vision and commitment
The HSJ100 shows NHS leadership as it is now, the HSJ Awards reveals how it could be
transformed
McLellan, A. (2015)
HSJ Leader
Magazine article
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Capability and development

Sharing experience with aspiring medical leaders
Fielden, J. (2015)
The Kings Fund Blog
Opinion piece
Leadership and followership in the healthcare workplace: exploring medical trainees
experiences through narrative inquiry
Gordon, L. (2015)
BMJ Open
Journal article
Management and leadership competence in hospitals: a systematic literature review
Pihlainen, V. et al (2015)
Leadership in Health Services
Journal article
Authentic leadership perception, trust in the leader, and followers emotions in organizational
change processes
Agote, L et al (2015)
Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Journal article
Leadership virtues exposed: ethical leadership lessons from leading in rock climbing
Bischak, D. & Woiceshyn, J. (2015)
Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies
Journal article
The moderating effect of leadership on perceived organizational justice and affective
commitment: a study in China
Wei, F. & Lee, J. (2015)
The International Journal of Human Resource Management
Journal article
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Engagement

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Collaborative leadership
System leaders and patient leaders: learning from a new relationship
Sgorbati, D. (21015)
The Kings Fund Blog
Opinion piece
The emergence of individual and collective leadership in task groups: a matter of
achievement and ascription
Paunova, M. (2015)
The Leadership Quaterly
Journal article
5 Ways to become a more collaborative leader
GoToMeeting (2015)
Harvard Business Review
Magazine article
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Management

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Large scale transformational change

Culture, implementation and sustainability
How to Lead Change
Brainwells, K & Brainwells, E (2015)
Brainwells.com
Blog / Opinion piece
4 types of conflict and how to manage them
Gallo, A. (2015)
Harvard Business Review
Magazine article
To lead change, explain the context
Ashkenas, R. (2015)
Harvard Business Review
Magazine article

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Learning, networks and knowledge

Exploring the function and effectiveness of knowledge brokers as facilitators of knowledge
translation in health-related settings: a systematic review and thematic analysis
Bornbaum, C. et al (2015)
Implementation Science
Journal article
Student learning in interprofessional practice-based environments: what does theory say?
Roberts, C. & Kumar, K. (2015)
BMC Medical Education
Journal article
Using concept mapping to evaluate knowledge structure in problem-based learning
Hung, C. & Lin, C. (2015)
BMC Medical Education
Journal article
An empirically based model for knowledge management in health care organizations
Sibbald, S. et al (2015)
Health Care Management Review
Journal article
Dynamics of social capital: effects of performance feedback on network change
Parker, A. et al (2015)
Organization Studies
Journal article
Role of transitory communities of practice in business school collaborative knowledgesharing projects: from the partner's perspective
Brown, C. & Frame, P. (2015)
International Journal of Innovation and Learning
Journal article
Inter-organizational network configurations for ski areas innovations
Favre-Bronte, V. et al (2015)
European Journal of Innovation Management
Journal article
The gender dimension in knowledge and technology transfer - the German case
Best, K. et al (2015)
European Journal of Innovation Management
Journal article
Learning systems at scale: where policy meets practice
Perla, R et al (2015)
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Opinion piece
Trust and work place spirituality on knowledge sharing behaviour: Perspective from nonacademic staff of higher learning institutions
Rahman, M. et al (2015)
The Learning Organization
Journal article

Facilitating organizational learning in the Russian business context

Molodchik , M. & Jardon , C. (2015)
The Learning Organization
Journal article
Knowledge trade and sharing in knowledge management system
Ahn, J. & Jeong, S. (2015)
International Journal of Knowledge and Learning
Journal article

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Innovation and technology

Health care innovation doesnt have to be driven by profit
Cerise, B. (2015)
Harvard Business Review
Magazine article
The effects of ethical leadership, voice behavior and climates for innovation on creativity: A
moderated mediation examination
Chen, A. & Hou, Y. (2015)
The Leadership Quarterly
Journal article
Enhancing individual innovation in organisations: a review of the literature
Standing, C. et al (2015)
International Journal of Innovation and Learning
Journal article
Innovation by Dissent: Theorizing the Innovation Strategies of Public-Sector Professionals in
the Context of Complex Innovation
Pyrozhenko, V. (2015)
International Journal of Public Administration
Journal article
Competitive advantage through innovation: The case of Nespresso
Brem, A. et al (2015)
European Journal of Innovation Management
Journal article
Adapting to the changing needs of managing innovative projects
Rekonen, S. & Bjrklund , T. (2015)
Journal/website/magazine the article is from
Journal article
What makes an "innovation champion"?
Sergeeva , N. (2015)
European Journal of Innovation Management
Journal article

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Improvement science
Implementation
LEAN thinking in Finnish healthcare
Jorma, J. et al (2015)
Leadership in Health Services
Journal article
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Measurement, metrics and analytics

The ethics of wielding an analytical hammer
Ransbotham, S. (2015)
MIT Sloan Management Review
Opinion piece
SQUIRE 2.0 (Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence): revised publication
guidelines from a detailed consensus process
Ogrinc, G et al (2015)
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Journal article
Measuring and improving patient safety culture: still a long way to go
Trbovich, P. & Griffin, M. (2015)
BMJ Quality and Safety
Opinion piece
Beware the truthiness of charts
Tal, A. (2015)
Harvard Business Review
Magazine article
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Research, intelligence, evidence and evaluation

How much healthcare policy is based on evidence?
Mathieson, SA. (2015)
Guardian.com
Opinion piece
Closing the loop: a process evaluation of inpatient care team communication
Broman, K. et al (2015)
BMJ Quality and Safety
Journal article
What makes doctors value patient feedback
Mylod, D. & Lee, T. (2015
Harvard Business Review
Magazine article

Sample size in qualitative interview studies

Malterud, K et al (2015)
Qualitative Health Research
Journal article
The future of theory-generating meta-synthesis research
Finfgeld-Connett, D (2015)
Qualitative Health Research
Journal article

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