TY - JOUR
AU - Payne, Adrian F.
AB - The hypothesis was tested that broadly-defined managerial functions can be sub-divided on the basis of their members' internal and external task orientations, and that the resulting subfunctions are, respectively, predominantly “adaptive” or “innovative” in terms derived from Kirton's adaption-innovation theory. Data from samples of British (N = 115) and Australian (N = 123) mid-career managers undertaking MBA programs who completed the Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI) and provided employment histories displayed the expected patterns of task orientation and cognitive style. Implications for adaption-innovation theory and the management of organizational change are briefly discussed.
TI - Adaptors and Innovators in Organizations: A Cross-Cultural Study of the                 Cognitive Styles of Managerial Functions and Subfunctions: 
JF - Human Relations
DO - 10.1177/001872678904200706
DA - 2016-04-22
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/adaptors-and-innovators-in-organizations-a-cross-cultural-study-of-the-IR6BBXH7y1
SP - 639
EP - 649
VL - 42
IS - 7
DP - DeepDyve
ER -