'I cannot give up now!': the story of a Norwegian public sector entrepreneurs endeavours to revolutionize communication between two healthcare organizations

Source at https://www.elgaronline.com/.2013 was a year of big changes for Anna.1 Throughout much of her career, Anna had worked as an ordinary public health nurse at the maternity and childcare centre in Bodø—a beautifully located and quickly developing city north of the Arctic Circle in Norway. In addition to being an experienced public health nurse, Anna was also proficient at using computer software—she, among others, completed a course in information technology (IT) in the early 2000s. Anna liked working as a public health nurse with pupils in schools in Bodø. However, deep inside, she longed for something new. Seeking new opportunities, she decided to use her IT skills to more actively contribute to the process of digital transformation of public health nursing. To this end, Anna needed to secure external funding. In 2013, she applied for funds from the county governor and received an amount that covered 50% of her public health nurse position for the following 3 years. From that point on, Anna evenly split her time working as an information and communication technology (ICT) adviser at the maternity and childcare centre in Bodø

'I cannot give up now!': the story of a Norwegian public sector entrepreneurs endeavours to revolutionize communication between two healthcare organizations

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From Utopia to sustainable entrepreneurship: a novel case methodology

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Relationships between community ventures and community resource holders: a joint dependency approach

Guided by the joint dependency approach this study analyzes how emerging community ventures engage into mutually dependent relationships with community resource holders in the community to be able to mobilize the community into collective action. I conducted qualitative, longitudinal case studies of three music festivals in rural communities in Norway. By investigating the early stages of the venture formation process, I observed how different types of entrepreneurs impacted on the relationships between the community venture and community resource holders and how these relationships changed over time. High joint dependence relationships were characterized of high level of trust and goal congruence as well as few conflicts. Initially, bricoleurs, who built the venture upon existing resources and knowledge in the community, could transform their individual joint dependence relationships in the community to the venture. The constructionists aimed to introduce new activities and resources and could not build upon existing relationships in the community. Their venture struggled with mistrust and conflicts making it difficult to mobilize the community into collective action. Over time, however, the relationships between the community venture and community resource holders became more based upon joint dependence. By adapting a joint dependency as well as longitudinally approach, this study offers new insights about how the concepts of bricoleurs and constructionists may not be static but rather change over time

How nascent community enterprises build legitimacy in internal and external environments

How nascent community enterprises build legitimacy in internal and external environments. Regional Studies. Community enterprises have become a widely used mechanism in addressing problems associated with socio-economic decline in rural areas. Using a legitimacy perspective, this paper explores how emerging community enterprises access resources needed to start and sustain their operations. Studying two music festivals that aim to improve the identity and economy of rural communities, three legitimation strategies emerge: conformance to the internal (rural community) environment; conformance to the external (cultural festival) environment; and changing the internal (rural community) environment. The legitimation process requires different legitimacy-building strategies within different environments, and community enterprises can benefit from differences in legitimacy judgements

From Utopia to sustainable entrepreneurship : a novel case methodology

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