Toward a Theory of Innovation

Article Properties

Language

English
DOI (url)

10.1177/009539977901000401
Publication Date

1979/02/01
Journal

Administration & Society
Indian UGC (journal)
Refrences

22
Citations

52
George W. Downs University of California, Davis
Lawrence B. Mohr University of Michigan

Abstract

Journal Categories

Political science

Political institutions and public administration (General)

Social Sciences

Refrences

Title	Journal	Journal Categories	Citations	Publication Date
Title				1959
"Decision making and problem solving,"				1976
"Innovation in organizations: notes toward a theory,"				1966
Bureaucracy, Innovation, and Public Policy				1976
Leadership and Ambiguity				1974

Citations

Title	Journal	Journal Categories	Citations	Publication Date
Public sector innovation: sources, benefits, and leadership	International Public Management Journal	Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General) Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General) Social Sciences		2023
Social innovation and educational innovation: a qualitative review of innovation’s evolution	Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research	Social Sciences Social Sciences: Sociology (General)	3	2023
Depoliticizing the European immigration debate: How to employ public sector innovation to integrate migrants	Research Policy	Social Sciences Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Personnel management. Employment management	15	2021
A three-dimensional model of innovation within Flemish non-profit sports organisations	European Sport Management Quarterly	Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Recreation. Leisure: Sports Social Sciences	2	2021
Moving beyond one-off procurement innovation; an ambidexterity perspective	Journal of Public Procurement			2019

Citations Analysis

Category	Category Repetition
Social Sciences	27
Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)	14
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Personnel management. Employment management	8
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business	6
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science	6
Political science	6
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources	5
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources: Information resources (General)	5
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences	4
Social Sciences: Sociology (General)	4
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Management. Industrial management	3
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation	2
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography: Settlements: Cities. Urban geography	2
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology	2
Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media	2
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology: City planning	2
Medicine: Medicine (General)	2
Science: Science (General): Cybernetics: Information theory	1
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science	1
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering	1
Science: Biology (General): Ecology	1
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine	1
Medicine: Nursing	1
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical technology	1
Medicine: Medicine (General): Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics	1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Recreation. Leisure: Sports	1

The category Social Sciences 27 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled Patterns of Adoption of Tort Law Innovations: An Application of Diffusion Theory to Judicial Doctrines and was published in 1981. The most recent citation comes from a 2023 study titled Public sector innovation: sources, benefits, and leadership. This article reached its peak citation in 1983, with 4 citations. It has been cited in 46 different journals. Among related journals, the Policy Sciences cited this research the most, with 3 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.