American church attenders (N = 244) found that perceived innovativeness of churches (conceived of as the elements of a church … proactiveness) was a very strong predictor of church commitment (conceived of as intentions to stay in the church, r = .60, p < .001 …). Of the moderators examined in this study (membership tenure, age of participant, church size, and gender), only gender …

elements. These elements include the cultural context of the church and the church’s target audience, a culture of innovation … within the church, innovations in church programs, processes, and personnel, social capital (social ties) which permits … church members to navigate the changes associated with innovation, program loss (that which is lost when programs change …

development (R&D)) for a large representative sample of enterprises from manufacturing industries in Germany using unique newly …

Using a knowledge production framework and a rich set of plant level data this study demonstrates that in Germany firms …