This is a reprint of a work of research on innovation first published in 1989. Resulting from the Minnesota Innovation Research Program (MIRP), the book includes a revised and expanded preface and should complement the three other books inspired by the programme.

List of Figures List of Tables Preface to the Paperback Edition Preface to the Original Edition Section I: Overview of Research Program and Methods 1: Andrew H. Van de Ven and Harold L. Angle: An Introduction to the Minnesota Innovation Research Program 2: Andrew H. Van de Ven and Marshall Scott Poole: Methods for Studying Innovation Processes 3: Andrew H. Van de Ven and Yun-han Chu: A Psychometric Assessment of the Minnesota Innovation Survey Section II: The Minnesota Innovation Research Program Framework 4: Roger G. Schroeder, Andrew H. Van de Ven, Gary D. Scudder and Douglas Polley: The Development of Innovation Ideas 5: Harold L. Angle: Psychology and Organizational Innovation 6: Peter Smith Ring and Andrew H. Van de Ven: Formal and Informal Dimensions of Transactions 7: Bright M. Dornblaser, Tse-min Lin and Andrew H. Van de Ven: Innovation Outcomes, Learning, and Action Loops Section III: Studies of Business Creation 8: Andrew H. Van de Ven, S. Venkataraman, Douglas Polley and Raghu Garud: Processes of New Business Creation in Different Organizational Settings Section IV: Studies of Administrative Innovations 9: Nancy C. Roberts and Paula J. King: The Process of Public Policy Innovation 10: Peter Smith Ring and Gordon P. Rands: Sensemaking, Understanding, and Committing: Emergent Interpersonal Transaction Processes in the Evolution of 3M's Microgravity Research Program 11: David T. Bastien: Communication, Conflict, and Learning in Mergers and Acquisitions Section V: Studies of Technological Innovations 12: Gary D. Scudder, et al.: Managing Complex Innovations: The Case of Defense Contracting 13: Michael A. Rapps: Assessing the Emergence of New Technologies: The Case of Compound Semiconductors 14: Mary K. Knudson and Vernon W. Ruttan: The Management of Research and Development of a Biological Innovation 15: Raghu Garud and Andrew H. Van de Ven: Technological Innovation and Industry Emergence: The Case of Cochlear Implants Section VI: Studies of Adoption of Innovation 16: Alfred A. Marcus and Mark J. Weber: Externally-Induced Innovation 17: Karin M. Lindquist and John J. Mauriel: Depth and Breadth in Innovation Implementation: The Case of School-Based Management 18: John M. Bryson and William D. Roering: Mobilizing Innovation Efforts: The Case of Government Strategic Planning Section VII: Analyzing and Interpreting the Studies 19: Charles C. Manz, David T. Bastien, Todd J. Hostager and George L. Shapiro: Leadership and Innovation: A Longitudinal Process View 20: Marshall Scott Poole and Andrew H. Van de Ven: Toward a General Theory of Innovation Processes 21: Harold L. Angle and Andrew H. Van de Ven: Suggestions for Managing the Innovation Journey Index About the Contributors

"The Minnesota Studies is a landmark work. First published in 1989, it successfully addresses the typical methodological limitations of the majority of innovation research, producing an amazing array of insights that we take for granted today. The strength of the book is that it reports on an integrated stream of high quality innovation research ... [and] addresses the fundamental concepts of innovation rather than blind prescriptions about how to innovate. Academics designing research should be acquainted with this and with subsequent journal articles as a model for innovation research. ... the first printing was ahead of its time."--The Journal of Product Innovation Management "The Minnesota Studies is a landmark work. First published in 1989, it successfully addresses the typical methodological limitations of the majority of innovation research, producing an amazing array of insights that we take for granted today. The strength of the book is that it reports on an integrated stream of high quality innovation research ... [and] addresses the fundamental concepts of innovation rather than blind prescriptions about how to innovate. Academics designing research should be acquainted with this and with subsequent journal articles as a model for innovation research. ... the first printing was ahead of its time."--The Journal of Product Innovation Management