Going the extra mile: Managing individual motivation in radical innovation development

Matti Pihlajamaa

doi:10.1016/j.jengtecman.2017.01.003

Going the extra mile: Managing individual motivation in radical innovation development

Matti Pihlajamaa

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Abstract

Developing radical innovations is highly demanding because of high uncertainties which give rise to unanticipated problems and discoveries. Managing individual motivation is therefore an important component of the radical innovation capability. This study presents a theoretical model of managing individual motivation in radical innovation development. The model is tested and elaborated by investigating four incumbent companies. The findings indicate that managers may influence the initial level of individual motivation and its effect on the success in development tasks by assigning external goals and providing organizational support. These methods can be found at multiple levels: individuals, project teams, and the organization

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	48-66
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of Engineering and Technology Management: JET-M
Volume	43
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jengtecman.2017.01.003
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

Innovation management
Motivation
Radical innovation

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Pihlajamaa, M. (2017). Going the extra mile: Managing individual motivation in radical innovation development. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management: JET-M, 43, 48-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jengtecman.2017.01.003

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