Methods for Studying Innovation Development in the Minnesota Innovation Research Program
描述了明尼苏达创新研究项目用于开发和检验创新过程理论的方法，包括案例选择、观察变化、编码和分析事件数据以识别过程模式，适用于研究组织启动、成长、衰退和适应等时间过程。
This paper describes the methods being used by the Minnesota Innovation Research Program to develop and test a process theory of innovation which explains how and why innovations develop over time and what developmental paths may lead to success and failure for different kinds of innovations. After a background description of the longitudinal field research, this paper focuses on the methods being used to examine processes of innovation development. These methods pertain to the selection of cases and concepts, observing change, coding and analyzing event data to identify process patterns, and developing theories to explain observed innovation processes. We believe these methods are applicable to other studies that examine a range of temporal processes, including organizational startup, growth, decline, and adaptation.