Sara Melo

Research output

Research output per year 2007 2009 2010 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2023

• 26 Paper
• 10 Article
• 7 Poster
• 4 Abstract
• 2 More
  • 1 Book
  • 1 Working paper

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2023

  Developing an online anonymous questionnaire to study resilience

  Melo, S. & Kimone George, K., 30 Jan 2023, Sage Research Methods: Doing Research Online.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

  Open Access

  File

  • Questionnaire 100%
  • Data Collection 100%
  • Case Study 75%
  • Undergraduate Student 50%
  • Research Project 50%
  131 Downloads (Pure)
• 2022

  The role of post-new public management in shaping innovation: the case of a public hospital

  Melo, S., de Waele, L. & Polzer , T., 01 Dec 2022, In: International Review of Administrative Sciences. 88, 4, p. 1032–1049 4.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Hospitals 100%
  • Public Management 100%
  • Management 100%
  • Innovation 100%
  • Innovation Process 28%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  154 Downloads (Pure)
• 2020

  Translating healthcare research evidence into practice: the role of linked boundary objects

  Melo, S. & Bishop, S., Feb 2020, In: Social Science & Medicine. 246, 8 p., 112731.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Evidence 100%
  • Health Care 100%
  • Boundaries 100%
  • Roles 100%
  • Research Evidence 100%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  281 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  Doing a Case Study on Health Care Quality Improvement at a Large Public Teaching Hospital: A Non-Clinician’s Account

  Melo, S., 2019, SAGE Research Methods: Cases, SAGE Research Methods Cases Part 2.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

  Open Access

  File

  • Teaching Hospital 100%
  • Clinician 100%
  • Total Quality Management 100%
  • Case Study 100%
  • Patient 100%
  272 Downloads (Pure)

• How adopting a long-term performance management perspective influences performance measurement, organisational learning, and performance

  Melo, S., Jul 2019.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• 2018

  Healthy Urban Living and Ageing in Place (HULAP): assessment of older people’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the social environment

  Cleland, C., Ferguson, S., Hino, A., Lopes, A., Murtagh, B., Tully, M., Kee, F., Melo, S., Reis, R., Ellis, G. & Hunter, R., 11 Oct 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

  File
  112 Downloads (Pure)

• Improving healthy ageing through the assessment of evidence-policy interactions and knowledge exchange

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., Ellis, G., Ferguson, S., Reis, R. & Hino, A., 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

• Study Protocol: Healthy Urban Living and Ageing in Place (HULAP study): physical activity, built and social environments andknowledge exchange.

  Ellis, G., Hunter, R., Hino, A. A. F., Cleland, C., Ferguson, S., Murtagh, B., Romelio Rodriguez-Añez, C., Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., Tully, M., Kee, F., Sengupta, U. & Reis, R., 21 Sept 2018, In: BMC Public Health. 18, p. 1-11 1135.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Policy 100%
  • Urban Areas 100%
  • Physical Activity 100%
  • Social Environment 100%
  • Knowledge Exchange 100%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  236 Downloads (Pure)

• The role of place on healthcare quality improvement: A qualitative case study of a teaching hospital

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., Apr 2018, In: Social Science & Medicine. 202, p. 136-142

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Case Studies 100%
  • Health Care 100%
  • Hospitals 100%
  • Case Study 100%
  • Roles 100%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  370 Downloads (Pure)

• The role of training in fostering innovation within a public value governance framework: The case of a public hospital

  Melo, S., de Waele, L. & Polzer, T., 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• The role of training in fostering innovation within a public value governance framework: The case of a public hospital

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., de Waele, L. & Polzer, T., 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Understanding evidence-policy interactions for an Age-Friendly City: A case study of Belfast

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., Ellis, G., Ferguson, S., Hino, A. & Reis, R., 01 Oct 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• 2017

  Assessing evidence-policy interactions and knowledge exchange around healthy ageing

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., Ellis, G., Ferguson, S. & Reis, R., Sept 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Healthy Urban Living and Ageing in Place (HULAP): assessment of older perople's physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the social and built environment.

  Cleland, C., Alberico, C., Ferguson, S., Hino, A., Lopes, A., Murtagh, B., Sengupta, U., Tully, M., Kee, F., Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., Reis, R., Ellis, G. & Hunter, R., 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

• Materiality and communication, collaboration, and control: a case study of a large teaching hospital

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

• Public policies on healthcare-associated infections: a Brazil and UK case study

  Padoveze, Maria Clara , M. C., Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., Bishop, S., De Brito , V. & Castelo Branco Fortaleza , C. M., 01 Apr 2017, In: Revista de Saude Publica. 51, p. 1-7

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Case Study 100%
  • Control 100%
  • Healthcare Associated Infection 100%
  • Healthcare 100%
  • Evaluation 50%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  278 Downloads (Pure)

• The Role of Place on Healthcare Quality Improvement: A Qualitative Case Study of a Teaching Hospital

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• 2016

  Enhancing cooperation between communities through boundary objects: translating falls prevention research evidence into practice

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S. & Bishop, S., 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

• Healthy Urban Living and Ageing in Place (HULAP):Physical activity, built environment and knowledge exchange in Brazilian cities: Study Protocol

  Cleland, C., Hunter, R., Murtagh, B., Sengupta, U., Tully, M., Kee, F., Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., Hino, A., Florindo, A., Duarte, F., Alberico, C., Lopes, A., Reis, R. & Ellis, G., 30 Sept 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

  File

  • Knowledge 100%
  • Environment 100%
  • Policy 100%
  • Urban Areas 100%
  • Physical Activity 100%
  234 Downloads (Pure)

• The impact of accreditation on healthcare quality improvement: a qualitative case study

  Melo, S., 01 Dec 2016, In: Journal of Health, Organisation and Management. 30, 8, p. 1242 - 1258 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Total Quality Management 100%
  • Case Study 100%
  • Health Care Quality 100%
  • Accreditation 100%
  • Healthcare 100%
  22 Citations (Scopus)

  2330 Downloads (Pure)

• We cannot change the building: hospital staff reactions to infrastructure limitations in relation to health care quality and safety

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
• 2015

  Actor-network theory and patient safety improvement: The case of a falls prevention project

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., 22 Jun 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Exploring the ontology of patient safety: a case study of falls prevention projects

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., 23 Jun 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Intra and Interorganizational Learning Networks and the Implementation of Quality Improvement Initiatives: The Case of a Portuguese Teaching Hospital

  Melo, S. & Beck, M., 2015, In: Human Resource Development Quarterly. 26, 2, p. 155-183 29 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Learning 100%
  • Hospitals 100%
  • Implementation 100%
  • Portuguese 100%
  • Interorganizational 100%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Objects as facilitators of communication, collaboration and innovation

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., 01 Jul 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• 'We cannot change the building’s behaviour’: hospital staff reactions to infrastructure limitations in relation to healthcare quality and safety

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., 30 Jun 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• 'We cannot change the building’s behaviour’: hospital staff reactions to infrastructure limitations in relation to healthcare quality and safety

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• 2014

  Actor-network theory and patient safety improvement: The case of a falls prevention project

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., 02 Jul 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Falls Prevention at a Portuguese Teaching Hospital: A Case Study of a Non-Hierarchical, Employee-Centred Approach to Patient Safety

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S. & Beck, M., 05 Jul 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Objects as facilitators of communication, collaboration and innovation

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., 30 Jun 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• Quality Management and Managerialism in Healthcare: A Critical Historical Survey

  Melo, S. & Beck, M., Nov 2014, London: Palgrave Macmillan. 232 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • Health Care 100%
  • Quality Management 100%
  • Survey 100%
  • Development 100%
  • Health 100%
  20 Citations (Scopus)
• 2013

  Guidelines versus Flexibility in Healthcare Management: (Winner of the Best Developmental Paper Award in the Public Management and Governance Category)

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S. & Beck, M., 2013.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• 2012

  Support, Train and Empower Managers (STEM)

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., McAuliffe, E., Bradley, S., Masanja , H., Mollel, H., Lwilla, F., Sidat, M., Madede, T., Cambe, I. & Mbofana, F., 02 Feb 2012.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
• 2011

  Improving Patient Safety Through Formal and Informal Learning Networks

  Melo, S. & Beck, M., Apr 2011, York: The York Management School, 28 p. (Working Paper Series; no. 60).

  Research output: Working paper

  • Learning Network 100%
  • Formal Learning 100%
  • Informal Learning 100%
  • Case Study 50%
  • Roles 25%

• The Role of Physical Infrastructure in Patient Safety Improvement Initiatives: A Case Study

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S. & Beck, M., 2011, (Unpublished).

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• The role of physical infrastructure in patient safety improvement initiatives – a case study

  Melo, S. & Beck, M., 2011.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• 2010

  Building safer systems through an accreditation process - a case study of an acute hospital

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S. & Beck, M., 21 May 2010.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

• Improving patient safety through formal and informal learning

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S. & Beck, M., 02 Sept 2010.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• The role of networks in improving patient safety – a case study

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S. & Beck, M., Apr 2010.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• The role of social networks in improving patient safety – a case study of an acute hospital

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., Jul 2010.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• The two-way relationship between management control system’s formal and informal elements in the development of quality improvement projects – a case study of an acute Portuguese hospital

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., Mar 2010.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• 2009

  Clinical Governance – a case study of an acute hospital

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., Aug 2009.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Doctor’s motivation and patient safety - a systematic review of evidence

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., 21 Jul 2009.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

• Patient Safety and physician motivation – the role of systems, professional and individual factors

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., 24 Nov 2009.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

• Patient safety management in hospitals

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., Jul 2009.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• Performance management in hospitals – the role of doctors’ motivation

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., Mar 2009.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• 2008

  Motivation, performance and mixed methods – a perfect/possible mix?

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S., Jul 2008.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• The two-way relationship between the Balanced Scorecard and Management Control Systems in organizations: Lessons from a Case Study

  Melo, S. & Ribeiro, J., Nov 2008, In: Contabilidade e Gestão - Portuguese Journal of Acccounting and Management. 6, p. 9-31 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Case Studies 100%
  • Organizations 100%
  • Management Audit 100%
  • Relationships 100%
  • Case Study 100%
• 2007

  The two-way relationship between the balanced scorecard and management control systems in organizations: the Quinta da Aveleda case study

  Moutinho Barbosa de Melo, S. & Ribeiro, J., 25 Apr 2007.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review