Importance of middle manager’s role in implementing innovation (mean score; 1 = not important, 7 = very important) | |
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• Diffusing information | 6.83 (SD = .46) |
• Synthesizing information | 6.71 (SD = .66) |
• Mediating between strategy and day-to-day activities | 6.71 (SD = .55) |
• Selling innovation implementation | 6.63 (SD = .68) |
Relative importance of middle manager’s role in implementing innovation (%) | |
• Diffusing information | Most important: 31 |
Least important: 13 | |
• Synthesizing information | Most important: 34 |
Least important: 13 | |
• Mediating between strategy and day-to-day activities | Most important: 24 |
Least important: 13 | |
• Selling innovation implementation | Most important: 10 |
Least important: 38 |