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Pisano GP, Bohmer RM, Edmondson AC. Organizational differences in rates of learning: Evidence from the adoption of minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Management Science. 2001;47(6):752-768.

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A 16 hospital comparison in the efficiency and effectiveness of surgical teams in the introduction of a new technique of minimally invasive cardiac surgery. Some services did much better than others and this, probably unsurprisingly, was achieved in those with more active surgical leadership, careful team selection and more rigorous team training.

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