Many have recognized the need for high quality data on assets and the problems in obtaining them, particularly when there is a need for human observation and manual recording. Yet very few have looked at the role of the data collectors themselves in the data quality process. This paper argues...

We develop and test a theoretically-based integrative framework of key proximal factors (orientation, pressure, and control) that helps to explain the effects of more general factors (the organisation’s strategy, structure, and environment) on intentions to adopt an innovation one year later....

Teamworking is seen by many organizations as an effective strategy for organising work. Eighty-two percent of companies with 100 employees or more reported that they used teams (Gordon, 1992). Of the top flight Fortune 1000 companies, 28% used self-managing teams in 1987; this figure rose to 68% in...

The present study aims to validate the current best-practice model of implementation effectiveness in small and mid-size businesses. Data from 135 organizations largely confirm the original model across various types of innovations. In addition, we extended this work by highlighting the...

Most research examining innovation measures retrospective innovation, or to what extent a company has adopted innovations during previous years. This longitudinal study was undertaken with small firms to examine two factors that allow organisations to have control and that therefore lead them to...