Predictors of Innovative Behavior among Local Health Officers
Public Health Reports (1896-1970)Published 1 January 1969
Marshall H. Becker
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This study attempted to identify attitudes and other characteristics of health officers that might be related to "innovativeness"-the extent to which a health officer undertakes innovations earlier than his colleagues (6).
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Psychology
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