INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES: MINNESOTA SCHOOL DISTRICT REORGANIZATION
In: American journal of political science: AJPS, Volume 19, Issue 3, p. 455-474
ISSN: 0092-5853
RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES OF INNOVATION ADOPTION HAS DEVELOPED A BODY OF HYPOTHESES WHICH APPEAR TO CONTAIN CONTRADICTORY ELEMENTS. THIS STUDY OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION PROGRAM, SUGGESTS THAT A NUMBER OF EXISTING EXPLANATIONS ARE RELEVANT TO THE INNOVATION ADOPTION PROCESS, INDICATING CONDITIONS WHICH LOOSEN THE CONSTRAINTS OF ROUTINE DECISIONS OR ECONOMIC DETERMINISM.