THE INNOVATION AS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DYNAMICS OF OCCUPATIONS: APPLICATION TO THE JOBS BY MEDICAL CARE

Abstract

The health sector is undergoing radical changes,
characterized by very strong innovation dynamics
and an environment favourable to a multitude of
reforms. Therefore, the speeding pace of the evolution
concerning occupations, in particular their reorganization, has remained incomprehensible to many
professionals. In order to understand the dynamics
of the evolution of occupations, our research topic is:
In a context of innovation, does the understanding of
the structuring process of occupations allow a better
management of their dynamics? While adopting a
forecasting approach towards occupations as global
frame of thought, our research aims at clarifying the
prior phases of the structuring process of occupations.
In order to offer a congruous answer to our question,
we first suggest a literature review to better grasp the
concept of “individual job”, its various meanings and
dimensions, as well as an analysis of the concept of
innovation. Following the methodological framework
presentation, we will examine the results related to
a dynamic structuring of the following professions:
nursing, hygiene counseling, genetic counseling and
dosimetry. The examination of these occupations
allowedto determine their structuring process. The
achievementtowards a new occupation depends
essentially on the level of impact of the various forms
of innovations, on the initiatedlearningprocess and
on the dynamicscreated by the social process around
these innovations.