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Understanding support for innovation in a large‐scale change effort: The manager‐as‐instructor approach
Author(s) -
Watkins Karen E.,
Ellinger Andrea D.,
Valentine Thomas
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
human resource development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1532-1096
pISSN - 1044-8004
DOI - 10.1002/hrdq.3920100106
Subject(s) - automotive industry , scale (ratio) , organizational change , knowledge management , business , process management , psychology , computer science , public relations , engineering , political science , physics , quantum mechanics , aerospace engineering
A large‐scale organizational innovation, a cascaded training delivery strategy, at a Fortune 10 automotive manufacturer was studied to evaluate its overall impact and to determine possible predictors of support for the innovation. Findings from this innovation study inform a model of innovation implementation and suggest guidelines for using mangagers as instructors.
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