Book Reviews : Managing Organizational Innovation: The Evolution from Word Processing to Office Information Systems Bonnie McDaniel Johnson and Ronald F. Rice Publisher: Columbia University Press,562 w 113th Street,New York,NY 10025 (telephone: [phone]) Year of Publication: 1987 Length: 213 pages Price: $35,hardcover

Abstract

Managing Organizational Innovation explores the adoption of word processing technology in organizations from the mid-1970S to 1983. It presents intuitively compelling findings and a useful summary of research on innovation adoption and sociotechnical systems. However, it is also characterized by weak or poorly explained methodology, insufficient use of quantitative data, and an uneven writing style.