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THE EVALUATION OF INNOVATION *
Author(s) -
LEON PETER
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1984.tb00144.x
Subject(s) - typology , relevance (law) , interim , knowledge management , business , regional science , management science , political science , economics , sociology , computer science , anthropology , law
This essay examines the difficulties of evaluating procedural and technological innovations while they are still being developed or the interim evaluation of ongoing innovation. The major recommendations warn against a premature reliance on a yet‐undeveloped theory. Careful attention could be directed to delineate a series of relatively discrete steps in the innovation processes, defining and collecting pertinent data, and developing an innovation typology. All of these have direct policy relevance.