Management Innovation: Management as Fertile Ground for Innovation

• DOI: 10.1111/emre.12007
• Publication Date: 2013-03-19T07:22:52Z
• Authors: Henk W. Volberda; Frans A.J. Van De...; Cornelis V. Heij
• Keywords: Innovation Management; technology management; Leverage (statistics); Prosperity; Open Innovation; Innovation process

Innovation is considered to be the primary driving force of progress and prosperity. Consequently, much effort put in developing new technological knowledge, process technologies products. However, evidence from both SMEs large firms shows that successful innovation not just result innovation, but also heavily dependent on what has been called ‘management innovation’. Management consists changing a firm's organizational form, practices processes way firm and/or industry, results leveraging knowledge base its performance terms productivity competitiveness. Recent research management explains substantial degree variance firms. More active stimulation leverage will crucial improve competitiveness only solid can increase our understanding matters various kinds innovations. Just as change requires systematic R&D , development diffusion innovations require determinants success. In this paper we define discuss multidirectional causalities between develop framework identifies common areas antecedents, dimensions outcomes contextual factors. Moreover, position papers special issue an agenda for future into innovation. We conclude introductory by specifying most important priorities further advancing emerging field