Journalartikel

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2021

Zeitschrift: International Journal of Innovation Management

Bandnummer: 25

Heftnummer: 2

ISSN: 1363-9196

eISSN: 1757-5877

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919621500195

Verlag: World Scientific Publishing

Abstract: 

Effective decision-making in innovation development is decisive for innovation success, but also poses a major challenge for companies. Building on the information-processing view of organisational design, this study investigates how companies should organise functional decision-making authority in innovation development to engender innovation success. Additionally, this research explores the interplay between the design of functional decision-making authority and organisational innovativeness representing an aspect of organisational culture. Based on two datasets garnered from a survey and an experiment with managers experienced in innovation development, the study demonstrates that the dispersion of decision-making authority across functional groups positively affects the performance of an innovation. Further, the results reveal that environmental turbulence positively moderates the effect of the dispersion of decision-making authority on innovation performance. Finally, organisational innovativeness leads to a higher dispersion of decision-making authority. This study offers important implications for managers seeking to organise functional decision-making authority in innovation development more effectively.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Welle, M., Kuester, S. and Schuhmacher, M. (2021) Who Should Wear the Pants? An Empirical Investigation of Functional Decision-Making Authority in Innovation Development, International Journal of Innovation Management, 25(2), Article 2150019. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919621500195

APA-Zitierstil: Welle, M., Kuester, S., & Schuhmacher, M. (2021). Who Should Wear the Pants? An Empirical Investigation of Functional Decision-Making Authority in Innovation Development. International Journal of Innovation Management. 25(2), Article 2150019. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1363919621500195