Analysis of the organizational hybridization, process and characteristics of the Korean medical social cooperatives

Key Points

• To analyze the characteristics and evolution of hybridization in Korean medical social cooperatives from an organizational perspective.
• Developed a framework based on theoretical examination of hybrid organizations and hybridization.
• Conducted case analysis of Korean medical social cooperatives from 1994 to the present.
• Categorized development stages into four phases: formation, growth, development, and maturity.
• Identified strategic efforts in governance, identity, and logics hybridization throughout different stages.
• Observed a dynamic institutional evolution integrating community, market, and state logics.
• Highlighted the need for government support to ensure autonomy and strengthen the role of medical cooperatives in community care.