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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book synthesizes research from the past 50 years of innovation studies, addressing the main elements and providing a connected perspective on innovation within organizations. It explores the generation and adoption of both technological and nontechnological innovations, offering a coherent and systematic view of the process.
Fariborz Damanpour examines innovation activity and internal mechanisms and processes in both business and nonbusiness organizations, providing an overview of key concepts, terms, and theory. Insights from behavioral, economic, and structure-based perspectives are used to explain existing findings and help the reader navigate current research on the management of innovation, as well as offering ideas and frameworks to guide new studies.
Organizational Innovation will be an invaluable resource for researchers and graduate-level students of management and organization studies, particularly those working on the management of innovation and technology. It will also prove useful to educators in the field as a reference work for students.
Trade Review'This is a timely and informative book! It is rich in content, grounded in excellent research and theory, and comprehensive in coverage. Damanpour has done a magnificent job in organizing a vast body of research, making it more easily accessible to researchers, students, and managers.' --Shaker A. Zahra, University of Minnesota, US
'Damanpour does a superb job of synthesizing the highly fragmented, complex, and interdisciplinary research on the management of innovation. The result: an essential resource for scholars focused on conducting evidence-based research or developing theory in innovation that enhances both the understanding of and the performance of organizations in the private, public, and non-profit sectors of the economy.'
--Gregory G. Dess, University of Texas at Dallas, US
'For many years Fariborz Damanpour has been a unique voice in the literature on innovation and organization. He offers a synthetic representation of innovation, far removed from fashionable ideas. In this unique book, Fariborz clarifies what innovation means, what concepts it relies on, and how scholars theorize about it. The book sets a standard in the literature on innovation for years to come.'
--Benoît Godin, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Canada
Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I – Innovations and Organizations 1. Research on Organizational Innovation 2. Concepts, Theories, and Contexts Part II – Elements of Organizational Innovation 3. Types of Innovation – Technical, Nontechnical, Hybrid 4. Spectrum of Innovation Radicalness 5. Process of Innovation – Generation, Adoption 6. Openness of Innovation Process Part III – Sources of Innovations in Organizations 7. Primary Antecedents of Organizational Innovation 8. Moderators, Mediators, and Measurement of Innovation Part IV – Performance Consequences of Innovation 9. Innovation and Organizational Performance 10. Innovation Pattern, Complementarity, and Performance References Index
