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Central Problems in the Management of Innovation Author(s): Andrew H. Van de Ven Source: Management Science, Vol. 32, No. 5, Organization Design (May, 1986), pp. 590-607 Published by: INFORMS Stable URL: /stable/2631848 Accessed: 28/05/2010 13:19 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTORs Terms and Conditions of Use, available at /page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTORs Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at /action/showPublisher?publisherCode=informs. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@. INFORMS is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Management Science. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE Vol. 32, No. 5, May 1986 Printed in U.S.A. CENTRAL PROBLEMS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION* ANDREWH. VAN DE VEN School of Management, The Universityof Minnesota, Minneapolis,Minnesota 55455 Innovation is defined as the development and implementation of new ideas by people who over time engage in transactions with others within an institutional order. This definition focuses