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Peer reviewedBaldridge, J. Victor; Burnham, Robert A. – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1975
Argues that research on diffusion of innovation should shift from individuals to organizational structure and environmental factors. (Author)
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Diffusion, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textBaldridge, J. Victor; And Others – 1973
This study investigated the effect of institutional size and complexity on professional autonomy in academic institutions. Autonomy was defined as the ability to set goals and to structure the organization to maximize professional concerns; size was measured by the number of faculty members and students in the institutions. Data were gathered from…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgets, Decision Making, Evaluation
Baldridge, J. Victor; Burnham, Robert – 1973
Three organizational characteristics of public school districts were studied in order to determine their effects on the adoption of innovations. The sample was 184 school districts in Illinois. A list of 20 innovations was compiled, and the number actually implemented was reported by district superintendents. The ratio of the number of innovations…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Diffusion, Educational Innovation, Environmental Influences
