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Concerned with the dissemination of social program innovations demonstrated to be effective through rigorous evaluation. 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. Examines the implementation, effectiveness, and routinization of seven innovations, diverse in content and implementing context, replicated in a nationwide sample of organizations in a variety of sites. Results suggest that they were replicated with acceptable levels of fidelity to the disseminated program models, and that higher-fidelity implementations tended to be more effective than lower fidelity. (Abstract amended)