Chief Executive Support and Innovation adoption
Open Access
- 1 August 1980
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Administration & Society
- Vol. 12 (2) , 158-177
- https://doi.org/10.1177/009539978001200203
Abstract
This article tests a model of the influence of chief executive support on innovation outcomes in local government organizations. Propositions taken from the literature are causally ordered and tested using path analysis. The model is weakly supported by the analysis. Several explanations are offered for the results.Keywords
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