Social Program Innovation and Dissemination
A Study of Organizational Change Processes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4074790 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey P Mayer (Mayo Clinic in Florida), Craig H Blakely, Craig Blakely (SRI International), William S Davidson (0000-0002-3002-3225, Davidson College) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 273-286 |
| Publication date | 1986-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1986.tb00693.x |
| OpenAlex | W2083880310 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
The dissemination of social program innovations that have been demonstrated to be effective through rigorous evaluation is an important issue. The classical dissemination framework emphasizes the position that programs implemented with fidelity to the original model are most likely to produce the positive outcomes demonstrated in the model's evaluation phase. However, critics suggest that local programs that are extensively modified are more likely to meet local goals and, therefore, are more likely to be sustained within the organization. The present research examined the implementation, effectiveness, and routinization of seven innovations replicated in a nationwide sample of organizations. The innovations were diverse in both content and implementing context and were located in a variety of sites, including schools, courts, prisons, police departments, and social service agencies. The results suggest that the innovations were replicated with acceptable levels of fidelity to the disseminated program models, and that higher-fidelity implementations tended to be more effective than those implemented with lower fidelity. The implications of the findings for social program dissemination policy are discussed and the authors propose an expansion of Berman's contingency model of innovation dissemination
Business · Computer security · Contingency · Contingency plan · Dissemination · Fidelity · Implementation · Information Dissemination · Knowledge management · Political science · Public relations · Telecommunications · World Wide Web · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Health Policy Implementation Science
Innovation characteristics and innovation adoption-implementation
Research on Curriculum and Instruction Implementation
Reinvention in the Innovation Process
Disseminating Student Team Learning through Federally Funded Programs
Durability of innovations
Convergent and discriminant validation by the multitrait-multimethod matrix
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2011 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |