Abstracts
Abstract
While research on “materiality” has enhanced our understanding of how material artefacts affect organizations, questions remain about how these artefacts achieve practical efficacy. This concern has been explored in healthcare literature, especially with regards to quality improvement (QI) interventions. However, there is still no consensus on the conditions under which QI interventions lead to improved quality of care. Through a critical interpretative synthesis of the literature on QI interventions from both healthcare and management fields, we identify four research approaches. We show that none of these approaches considers together the materiality of QI interventions, their efficacy, and the overall interaction with context and actors. This leads us to propose avenues for future research on the practical efficacy of material artefacts.
Keywords:
- Quality improvement,
- Critical Interpretive Synthesis,
- Healthcare,
- Implementation,
- Materiality,
- Management tools
Résumé
Si les travaux sur la « matérialité » ont permis de comprendre comment les dispositifs matériels influent sur les organisations, il reste des interrogations sur la façon dont ces dispositifs peuvent produire les effets souhaités. La litérature en santé a abordé cette question, notamment pour les dispositifs d’amélioration de la qualité, sans parvenir à y répondre de manière complète. A partir d’une synthèse critique inteprétative de la littérature sur ces dispositifs en management et en management de la santé, nous identifions quatre approches de recherche. Aucune de ces approches n’aborde conjointement la matérialité des dispositifs, leur efficacité et leurs interactions avec le contexte et les acteurs. Cela nous conduit à proposer des pistes de recherche sur l’efficacité pratique des dispositifs de gestion.
Mots-clés :
- Amélioration de la qualité,
- Synthèse critique interprétative,
- Santé,
- Matérialité,
- Outils de gestion
Resumen
La investigación sobre “materialidad” ha permitido comprender la influencia de los dispositivos de gestión en las organizaciones. Sin embargo, quedan sin respuesta las interrogantes sobre la forma en que dichos dispositivos producen los efectos deseados. En esta temática, la literatura en administración de la salud se ha concentrado principalmente en los sistemas de mejora de la calidad, sin ofrecer una respuesta exhaustiva. A partir de una síntesis crítica interpretativa de la literatura en gestión y administración de la salud, identificamos cuatro enfoques de investigación. Ninguno aborda conjuntamente la materialidad de los sistemas, su eficacia y sus interacciones con el contexto y los actores. Esto nos lleva a proponer pistas de investigación sobre la eficacia práctica de los sistemas de gestión.
Palabras clave:
- Mejora de la Calidad,
- Síntesis critica interpretativa,
- Administración de la salud,
- Materialidad,
- Dispositivos de gestión
Appendices
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