The Adoption and Diffusion of Organizational Innovation: Evidence for the U.S. Economy

Lisa Lynch

No 2819, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Using a unique longitudinal representative survey of both manufacturing and non-manufacturing businesses in the United States during the 1990’s, I examine the incidence and intensity of organizational innovation and the factors associated with investments in organizational innovation. Past profits tend to be positively associated with organizational innovation. Employers with a more external focus and broader networks to learn about best practices (as proxied by exports, benchmarking, and being part of a multi-establishment firm) are more likely to invest in organizational innovation. Investments in human capital, information technology, R&D, and physical capital appear to be complementary with investments in organizational innovation. In addition, non-unionized manufacturing plants are more likely to have invested more broadly and intensely in organizational innovation.

Keywords: human capital; productivity; organizational innovation; technological change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D2 J24 M5 O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 54 pages
Date: 2007-05
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