Leading Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Healthcare

‘This book provides a thorough, scientific discussion of innovation and entrepreneurship, and then applies it in new and important ways to the healthcare industry. It will help both healthcare scholars and professionals to understand the ways in which the industry can and should be managed, to optimally deal with 21st century challenges.’ -- Killian J. McCarthy, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
‘For anyone interested in engaging in change, leadership and creating value in health care, this book is a must read. Claudine Kearney provides a thoughtful, interesting focused innovative approach to a most relevant topic today how to implement innovative leadership and an organizational approach to better healthcare all over the world.’ -- Robert D. Hisrich, Kent State University, US
‘This book distills today and tomorrow’s complex challenges into a practical decision-making framework that informs thinking about innovation and entrepreneurship in healthcare. I am particularly impressed by the range of insights spanning strategy, leadership, team management, challenges facing women, and human capital. The coverage is pragmatic and comprehensive, helping the reader to recognize and avoid their own common biases, and takes them by the hand to make better decisions. I highly recommend this book for all health care professionals!’ -- Donald Bergh, University of Denver, US
‘Caring for the health and wellbeing of all is fundamental to human society – from the new-born to the person dying. Responding with compassion, courage and creativity to this challenge is becoming more pressing as we face global pandemics, aging populations, patterns of multiple morbidities and huge shortages worldwide in health and social care staff. This book is crammed with wisdom and insight about how we create the conditions to unleash the creativity, innovation and compassion of all those who work in health and social care.’ -- Michael West, CBE, Lancaster University, UK
‘Look no further than this book if you are interested in learning more about leading change and creating new value within the field of healthcare. Dr. Claudine Kearney provides thoughtful, expert guidance into a vital and timely topic – the criticality of innovative leadership and an entrepreneurial orientation to improve healthcare outcomes around the world.’ -- William Wales, University at Albany, SUNY, US