Upon completion of this second of three parts to your Integrative Paper, you will have completed a synthesis and critical evaluation of contemporary research in complex adaptive systems (CAS) and innovation. You will have also explained how the systems theories presented in Part 1 of your paper help to explain the CAS in health care.
Read the Integrative Paper Guidelines to prepare you for this second of three assignments during this course.
Locate 3 scholarly, peer-reviewed articles on systems thinking and/or innovation in the University Library. All articles must meet the following criteria:
- Reports of original research or systematic reviews
- Published within the past 5 years
- Setting or focus in health care organizations
Write a 1,050- to 1,225-word paper in which you do the following:
- Critically analyze the research reported in the articles, with a focus on the research problems, major factors explored, key results, and significant contributions to your understanding of systems in health care.
- Identify and discuss any research with roots in the theories or conceptual models discussed in Part 1 of your Integrative Paper.
- Analyze how findings from this research apply to problem-solving, effecting change, and fostering innovation in health care organizations. Use the health care organization you profiled in Week 1 as an example.
Note: This paper will become the “Depth” section of your final integrative paper.
Note: Your description and critical analysis should be a synthesized, cohesive, and integrated discussion of the research and not an article-by-article report.
Support your descriptions and analysis with references to 3 credible sources.
Format your paper according to APA guidelines.
Submit your assessment.
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