Managing innovation: Lessons from world class organizations

Jack McGourty, Lemuel A. Tarshis, Peter Dominick

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Abstract

This paper presents a model of innovation based on both theory and research that provides a framework for facilitating this important activity within organizations. One of the model's unique features is that it prescribes a series of behaviors found to be prominently manifested by R&D scientists and engineers employed by our sample of highly successful innovative companies. The model further postulates how the individual behaviors are propagated by management practices that, in time, alter the behavioral expectations of employees regarding these critical behaviors and lead to an "innovative culture". The research suggests that an organization's culture can be modified to encourage innovative behaviors through specific management practices.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)354-368
Number of pages15
JournalInternational Journal of Technology Management
Volume11
Issue number3-4
StatePublished - 1996

Keywords

  • Behavioral models
  • Idea generation
  • Innovation
  • Innovation management
  • R&D competencies

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