The Adoption and Diffusion of Organizational Innovation: Evidence for the U.S. Economy / Lisa M. Lynch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lynch, Lisa M.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w13156.

NBER working paper series no. w13156

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Other Title:

The Adoption and Diffusion of Organizational Innovation

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2007.

Summary:

Using a unique longitudinal representative survey of both manufacturing and non-manufacturing businesses in the United States during the 1990's, I examine the incidence and intensity of organizational innovation and the factors associated with investments in organizational innovation. Past profits tend to be positively associated with organizational innovation. Employers with a more external focus and broader networks to learn about best practices (as proxied by exports, benchmarking, and being part of a multi-establishment firm) are more likely to invest in organizational innovation. Investments in human capital, information technology, R&D, and physical capital appear to be complementary with investments in organizational innovation. In addition, non-unionized manufacturing plants are more likely to have invested more broadly and intensely in organizational innovation.

Notes:

Print version record

June 2007.