Instructions:
This 34 question survey should take about 15 minutes to complete. For each multiple-choice question, a statement is given. After reading the statement, select the response that most accurately describes the truth of the statement.
Every response is important so please complete EVERY question to ensure the validity of the survey results. If you are uncertain of your answer, please make the best selection you can based on the statement provided and answer the question anyway. Please do not share your responses with any other survey participants.
"Innovation" is defined for this research by this definition from Wikipedia,
"The term innovation means a new way of doing something. It may refer to incremental, radical, and revolutionary changes in thinking, products, processes, or organizations. A distinction is typically made between Invention, an idea made manifest, and innovation, ideas applied successfully. (Mckeown 2008) In many fields, something new must be substantially different to be innovative, not an insignificant change, e.g., in the arts, economics, business and government policy. In economics the change must increase value, customer value, or producer value. The goal of innovation is positive change, to make someone or something better. Innovation leading to increased productivity is the fundamental source of increasing wealth in an economy."
1. My customer does not require me to use innovation in my industry.
Extremely False Moderately False Slightly False Neither True nor False Slightly True Moderately True Extremely True
2. Although it might be helpful, using innovation is certainly not compulsory in my business.
3. Using innovation enables me to accomplish tasks more quickly.
4. Using innovation improves the quality of the work I do.
5. Using innovation makes it easier to do my job.
6. Using innovation enhances my effectiveness on the job.
7. Using innovation gives me greater control over my work.
8. Using innovation is compatible with all aspects of our business in our industry.
9. I think that using innovation fits well with the way I like to do business.
10. Using innovation fits well with my work style
11. Companies in my industry that use innovation have more prestige than those who do not.
12. Companies in my industry that use innovation have a high profile.
13. Having innovation is a status symbol in my industry.
14. My interaction with innovations is clear and understandable.
15. I believe that it is easy to get innovations to do what I want them to do.
16. Overall, I believe that innovations are easy to use.
17. Learning to operate innovations is easy for me.
18. I would have no difficulty telling others about the results of using innovations.
19. I believe I could communicate to others the consequences of using innovations.
20. The results of using innovations is apparent to me.
21. I would have difficulty explaining why using innovations may or may not be beneficial.
22. In my industry, one sees innovations being routinely used.
23. It is easy for me to observe others using innovations in my firm.
24. Before deciding whether to use innovative applications, I was able to properly try them out.
25. I was permitted to use innovations on a trial basis long enough to see what it could do.
26. My co-workers (peers) think that I should use innovations.
27. Generally speaking, I want to do what my co-workers (peers) think I should do.
28. My immediate supervisors think that I should use innovation.
29. Generally speaking, I want to do what my immediate supervisors think I should do.
30. Senior management thinks that I should use innovations.
31. Generally speaking, I want to do what senior management thinks I should do.
32. The people who report to me think that I should use innovations.
33. Generally speaking, I want to do what the people who report to me think I should do.
34. I intend to use innovations as soon as they become available.
Demographic Information
This data is requested to place the responder in categories for evaluation of the factors involved in adoption of innovation.
Age:
0-20 21-40 41-60 61+
Gender:
Male Female
Education:
High School Some College Bachelors degree Masters or Doctorate
Time in current job:
0-4 years 5-9 years 10-14 years 15+ years
Time in current field:
Job type:
Business developer Innovation user Manager Executive other
Number of organization employees:
0-99 100-249 250-499 500+
Organization revenue or budget in $US millions:
0.00-4.99 5.00-24.99 25.00-99.99 100-999
Industry type:
Small buisness Engineer firm Physician group Major manufacturer Government agency Service provider
Please provide the following contact information if you desire feedback on the factors affecting the adoption of innovation in your organization:
Name Title Organization Work Phone E-mail URL