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Patterns of organization in the development of medical know-how: the case of glaucoma research

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  • Davide Consoli
  • Ronnie Ramlogan

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Medicine, traditionally known as the art of healing, is evolving fast. One key development in this process is the transition from the ontology of "curing" to that of solving problems. As a result the matrix of knowledge-generating activities in medicine is inextricably linked to the emergence of multiple organizational configurations. This article explores the longitudinal development of the glaucoma medical specialty with a view to capture the patterns of division of labor that contributed to or followed from novel understanding of the disease. The historical background is corroborated by an analysis of collaborative scholarly research over the period 1973--2003 to illustrate how successive clinical and scientific modalities co-exist and influence each other. Copyright 2012 Crown copyright 2011., Oxford University Press.

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  • Davide Consoli & Ronnie Ramlogan, 2012. "Patterns of organization in the development of medical know-how: the case of glaucoma research," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 21(2), pages 315-343, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:indcch:v:21:y:2012:i:2:p:315-343
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    1. Lauto, Giancarlo & Valentin, Finn, 2016. "The knowledge production model of the New Sciences: The case of Translational Medicine," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 111(C), pages 12-21.
    2. Yaqub, Ohid, 2017. "Testing regimes in clinical trials: Evidence from four polio vaccine trajectories," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 46(2), pages 475-484.

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    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior

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