title: Evaluating the impact of investments in information technology on structural inertia in health organizations.
abstract: Structural inertia is the overall capacity of an organization to adapt within a market environment. This paper reviews the impact of healthcare investments in information management/information technology (IM/IT) on the strategic management concept of structural inertia. Research indicates that healthcare executives should consider the relative state of structural inertia for their firms and match them with potential IM/IT solutions. Additionally, organizations should favorably consider IM/IT solutions that are comparatively less complex.
authors.affiliation: Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Health and Business Administration, Army Medical Department Center & School, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Lee W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Bewley
mesh_terms: D004465:Economic Competition; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D007449:Investments; D008887:Military Medicine; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D014481:United States