Fariborz Damanpour is Professor Emeritus of Management at Rutgers University and studies organizational innovation, design and change. Prior to academia, Fariborz worked as a systems engineer and consultant. His articles have been published in leading academic journals in business, engineering and public management and he has received awards from the Academy of Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and Management and Organization Review. His book, Organizational Innovation: Theory, Research, and Direction, was published in 2020.

• Preface & Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: innovation, adoption, organization; Part I. Adoption Process, Openness, and Dynamics: 2. Innovation adoption process: stages, drivers, queries; 3. Innovation process openness: involvement of knowledge sources; 4. Dynamics of the adoption of innovations; Part II. Innovation Post-Adoption Process: Discontinuance, Substitution: 5. Discontinuance of adopted innovations; 6. Innovation post-adoption decisions; Part III. Organizational Innovativeness: Drivers and Outcomes: 7. Drivers of innovation: theory and evidence; 8. Performance consequences of innovation: a meta-synthesis; 9. Conclusion: promising themes, emerging topics; References; Index.

'This book by the highly respected scholar Fariborz Damanpour broadens and deepens our knowledge of organizational innovation adoption. It provides both theoretical and empirical advancements for a better understanding of the adoption of product, service, managerial and social innovations that are critical for organizational resilience and success. It is a must read by serious scholars and reasoned executives.' Michael A. Hitt, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, 2026

Fariborz Damanpour is Professor Emeritus of Management at Rutgers University and studies organizational innovation, design and change. Prior to academia, Fariborz worked as a systems engineer and consultant. His articles have been published in leading academic journals in business, engineering and public management and he has received awards from the Academy of Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and Management and Organization Review. His book, Organizational Innovation: Theory, Research, and Direction, was published in 2020.

• Preface & Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: innovation, adoption, organization; Part I. Adoption Process, Openness, and Dynamics: 2. Innovation adoption process: stages, drivers, queries; 3. Innovation process openness: involvement of knowledge sources; 4. Dynamics of the adoption of innovations; Part II. Innovation Post-Adoption Process: Discontinuance, Substitution: 5. Discontinuance of adopted innovations; 6. Innovation post-adoption decisions; Part III. Organizational Innovativeness: Drivers and Outcomes: 7. Drivers of innovation: theory and evidence; 8. Performance consequences of innovation: a meta-synthesis; 9. Conclusion: promising themes, emerging topics; References; Index.

'This book by the highly respected scholar Fariborz Damanpour broadens and deepens our knowledge of organizational innovation adoption. It provides both theoretical and empirical advancements for a better understanding of the adoption of product, service, managerial and social innovations that are critical for organizational resilience and success. It is a must read by serious scholars and reasoned executives.' Michael A. Hitt, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, 2026

Fariborz Damanpour is Professor Emeritus of Management at Rutgers University and studies organizational innovation, design and change. Prior to academia, Fariborz worked as a systems engineer and consultant. His articles have been published in leading academic journals in business, engineering and public management and he has received awards from the Academy of Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and Management and Organization Review. His book, Organizational Innovation: Theory, Research, and Direction, was published in 2020.

• Preface & Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: innovation, adoption, organization; Part I. Adoption Process, Openness, and Dynamics: 2. Innovation adoption process: stages, drivers, queries; 3. Innovation process openness: involvement of knowledge sources; 4. Dynamics of the adoption of innovations; Part II. Innovation Post-Adoption Process: Discontinuance, Substitution: 5. Discontinuance of adopted innovations; 6. Innovation post-adoption decisions; Part III. Organizational Innovativeness: Drivers and Outcomes: 7. Drivers of innovation: theory and evidence; 8. Performance consequences of innovation: a meta-synthesis; 9. Conclusion: promising themes, emerging topics; References; Index.

'This book by the highly respected scholar Fariborz Damanpour broadens and deepens our knowledge of organizational innovation adoption. It provides both theoretical and empirical advancements for a better understanding of the adoption of product, service, managerial and social innovations that are critical for organizational resilience and success. It is a must read by serious scholars and reasoned executives.' Michael A. Hitt, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, 2026