Research on the Management of Innovation

List of Figures ix List of Tables xiii Preface to the Paperback Edition xvii Preface to the Original Edition xxiii SECTION I OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH PROGRAM AND METHODS 1(104) An Introduction to the Minnesota Innovation Research Program 3(28) Andrew H. Van de Ven Harold L. Angle Methods for Studying Innovation Processes 31(24) Andrew H. Van de Ven Marshall Scott Poole A Psychometric Assessment of the Minnesota Innovation Survey 55(50) Andrew H. Van de Ven Yun-han Chu SECTION II THE MINNESOTA INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM FRAMEWORK 105(114) The Development of Innovation Ideas 107(28) Roger G. Schroeder Andrew H. Van de Ven Gary D. Scudder Douglas Polley Psychology and Organizational Innovation 135(36) Harold L. Angle Formal and Informal Dimensions of Transactions 171(22) Peter Smith Ring Andrew H. Van de Ven Innovation Outcomes, Learning, and Action Loops 193(26) Bright M. Dorblaser Tse-min Lin Andrew H. Van de Ven SECTION III STUDIES OF BUSINESS CREATION 219(80) Processes of New Business Creation in Different Organizational Settings 221(78) Andrew H. Van de Ven S. Venkataraman Douglas Polley Raghu Garud SECTION IV STUDIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE INNOVATIONS 299(98) The Process of Public Policy Innovation 303(34) Nancy C. Roberts Paulaa J. King Sensemaking, Understanding, and Committing: Emergent Interpersonal Transaction Processes in the Evolution of 3M's Microgravity Research Program 337(30) Peter Smith Ring Gordon P. Rands Communication, Conflict, and Learning in Mergers and Acquisitions 367(30) David T. Bastien SECTION V STUDIES OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS 397(136) Managing Complex Innovations: The Case of Defense Contracting 401(38) Gary D. Scudder Roger G. Schroeder Andrew Van de Ven Gary R. Seiler Robert M. Wiseman Assessing the Emergence of New Technologies: The Case of Compound Semiconductors 439(26) Michael A. Rappa The Management of Research and Development of a Biological Innovation 465(24) Mary K. Knudson Vernon W. Ruttan Technological Innovation and Industry Emergence: The Case of Cochlear Implants 489(44) Raghu Garud Andrew H. Van de Ven SECTION VI STUDIES OF ADOPTION OF INNOVATION 533(78) Externally-Induced Innovation 537(24) Alfred A. Marcus Mark J. Weber Depth and Breadth in Innovation Implementation: The Case of School-Based Management 561(22) Karin M. Lindquist John J. Mauriel Mobilizing Innovation Efforts: The Case of Government Strategic Planning 583(28) John M. Bryson William D. Roering SECTION VII ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING THE STUDIES 611(88) Leadership and Innovation: A Longitudinal Process View 613(24) Charles C. Manz David T. Bastien Todd J. Hostager George L. Shapiro Toward a General Theory of Innovation Processes 637(26) Marshall Scott Poole Andrew H. Van de Ven Suggestions for Managing the Innovation Journey 663(36) Harold L. Angle Andrew H. Van de Ven Index 699(13) About the Contributors 712