The relationship between types of innovation and organizational performance

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The relationship between adoption of administrative and technical innovations over time and its impact on organizational performance was studied. A confirmatory analysis of the data from 85 public libraries showed that, over consecutive time periods, changes in the social structure, portrayed by the adoption of administrative innovations, lead to changes in the technical system, portrayed by the adoption of technical innovations. Empirical support was also provided for Daft's (1982) framework for organizational innovation that was found to be effective in separating organizations based on their performance levels. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Analysis, Management research, Technological innovations, Organizational change, Social structure, Public libraries

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The dynamics of the adoption of product and process innovations in organizations

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Issues related to the dynamics of business product and process innovations in the banking industry are examined, focusing on how those dynamics exist at the firm, rather than the industry, level. Conclusions of the research indicates that product innovations are adopted more quickly than process innovations, and high-performance banks are more innovative than low-performance banks.

Statistical Data Included, Banking industry, Business, Innovations, Products

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The denial of slavery in management studies

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The article examines America's history of slavery within the framework of management practice, demonstrating how the structure of ante-bellum plantation slavery illustrates classical management theory, contrary to conventional interpretation of ante-bellum slavery as unsophisticated and pre-capitalist. The influence of slavery on management practice is also explored.

Management & Information Science, Comparative analysis, Slavery, Organizational structure

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