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. 2011 Dec 15;9:E16.

Table 3.

Organizational Factors Associated With Implementation of MOVE! Weight-Management Program, United States, 2007-2010

  Facility

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Organizational readinessa + + +/− +/− + + + + +
Management supportb +/− +/− + +/− +/− + +/− +/−
Resource availabilityc +/− +/− +/− +/− +/− +/− + +/−
Innovation championd + + + + + + +/− +/− +
Innovation-values fite +/− +/− +/− +/− + +/− +/−
Innovation-task fitf +/− +/− + + +/− +/−

Abbreviations: + indicates factor was present and favorable for implementation; −, factor was absent or unfavorable for implementation; +/−, factor was present but mixed (favorable and unfavorable) for implementation.

a

Refers to the extent to which expected implementers and users of an innovation are psychologically and behaviorally prepared to make the necessary changes in organizational policies and practices.

b

Refers to managers' shared resolve to pursue courses of action that promote the successful implementation of the innovation.

c

Refers to the accessibility of financial, material, or human assets that can be used to support initial and ongoing innovation use.

d

Refers to a charismatic person who supports the innovation, thus overcoming the indifference or resistance that a new idea often provokes in an organization.

e

Refers to the extent to which targeted employees perceive that innovation use will fulfill their values.

f

Refers to the extent to which the innovation is compatible with task demands, work processes, and organizational capabilities.