Some Thoughts on Definitions of Innovation

by the Editorial Board of
The Innovation Journal

"...The academic literature contains a number of definitions of innovation, each revealing important aspects of it. Several authors emphasize newness, including anything perceived to be new by the people doing it (Rogers and Kim, 1985) or innovation as something different for each organization into which it is introduced (Downs and Mohr, 1976), or as the generation, acceptance, and implementation of new ideas, processes, products or services (Thompson, 1965-6) in an applied setting (Mohr, 1969). Some see it as early adoption of a new idea (Rogers and Kim, 1985), others as synonymous with creativity (Jacques and Ryan, 1978), still others as the same thing as improvements (Ellwein, 1985), and a final group as substantive but not revolutionary changes (Merritt, 1985; Deutsch, 1985)..."

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