Introduction: Organizational Innovation

Authors

  • David Stark Department of Sociology, Columbia University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2435-9619

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1971-8853/21775

Keywords:

Organizational innovation, Columbia sociology, Organization theory, Theory-driven methodologies, Organization and digital technologies

Abstract

This paper introduces a FOCUS Section on Organizational Innovation, including eight papers presented at COI@25, a conference celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Center on Organizational Innovation at Columbia University in New York City on November 8–9, 2024.

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2025-05-05

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Stark, D. (2025). Introduction: Organizational Innovation. Sociologica, 19(1), 109–115. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.1971-8853/21775

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