METHODS FOR STUDYING INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE MINNESOTA INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Van de Ven, Andrew H.; Poole, Marshall Scott
• 署名单位: University of Minnesota System; University of Minnesota Twin Cities
• 刊物名称: ORGANIZATION SCIENCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1047-7039
• DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1.3.313
• 发表日期: 1990
• 页码: 313-335
• 关键词: PROCESS METHODS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; INNOVATION

摘要

This paper describes the methods being used by the Minnesota Innovation Research Program to develop and test a process theory of innovation which explains how and why innovations develop over time and what developmental paths may lead to success and failure for different kinds of innovations. After a background description of the longitudinal field research, this paper focuses on the methods being used to examine processes of innovation development. These methods pertain to the selection of cases and concepts, observing change, coding and analyzing event data to identify process patterns, and developing theories to explain observed innovation processes. We believe these methods are applicable to other studies that examine a range of temporal processes, including organizational startup, growth, dechne and adaptation.