From strict guidelines to rules of thumb

"In our research we try to develop new perspectives on the way new innovations or new ways of working blend with incumbent practice. I invited Anne Marie Weggelaar and Júlia Valls Pérez for an interview because of their expertise on this topic. Anne Marie is professor Innovation and Transformation in Healthcare at Tilburg University and Júlia just finished a master’s thesis in which she explored the concept of absorptive capacity in healthcare organizations. The findings in her research challenge traditional, linear models of absorptive capacity and emphasize a more flexible and multidimensional nature of the innovation processes. During an online meeting, the three of us had an interesting conversation, and this article offers a glimpse into it. (...)"

Article from: Verdonschot, S.G.M., & Spruyt, M. (Red.) (2025). Sprankelend vernieuwen in de gevestigde orde. Reader bij het 5e FCE festival 5(1), Foundation for Corporate Education/ FCE.