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Building a Culture of Innovation: A Case Study in Digital Integration
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VonBank, Anthony H. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This case study dissertation examines the implementation of digital technology in a mid-sized public school district in southern Minnesota. The methodology involved unstructured interviews and close observation of several teachers, administrators and related staff in the junior-senior high building. These observations were presented in informative…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Information Technology, School Districts, Interviews
Recognizing, Determining, and Addressing Entrepreneurial Innovations by Superintendents of Emerging or Established Educational Service Agencies
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Arfstrom, Kari M. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This dissertation describes how entrepreneurial superintendents of educational service agencies (ESAs) recognize, determine and address common and distinct innovative characteristics within emerging or established regional educational environments. Because internal and external factors assist in recognizing innovative practices, this study…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Superintendents, Entrepreneurship, Innovation
Agency, Socio-Cultural Context, and the Role of the Technical Communicator during IT Adoption: A Case Study in Innovation Diffusion across Cultures
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Coggio, Grace Leinbach – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation examines the diffusion of an innovative information technology system across multiple cultures between 2000 and 2006. Developed and implemented by technical communicators in the technical communication department of a global medical device company, the Advanced Single-Source Authoring and Publication System (ASAPS) brought…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Change Agents, Innovation, Cultural Differences