The Effect of Organizational Emphases upon the Diffusion of Information about Innovations
研究了工作环境如何影响组织对创新的重视程度，发现只有对特定创新的重视会促使管理者向下属传达创新信息，对2083名管理者的调查支持了这一结论。
An important but seldomly addressed issue for both managers and researchers is how the environment influences innovation in work organizations. A theoretical model explaining this influence is presented and suggests that the environment affects both an organization's emphasis on change and the emphasis given a specific innovation. Findings from a sample of 2083 managers from 96 organizations illustrated that (a) these two emphases were empirically distinct and (b) only the latter significantly influenced managers' tendencies to inform their subordinates about an innovation. These findings are discussed in terms of their implications for future research and managerial implementation of innovations.