Role Models for Radical Innovations in Times of Open Innovation

@article{citeulike:1992045, abstract = {In this paper, we study the influence of innovator roles in highly innovative ventures. In order to obtain a differentiated picture we take into account the degree of innovativeness as a moderating variable. To test our hypotheses we use a sample of 146 highly innovative new product development projects. We choose a rigorous sampling design and apply state-of-the-art measures for the degree of innovativeness. Furthermore, we apply multi-trait-multi-method methodology (MTMM) to enhance the validity of our study. The results show that innovator roles have a strong influence on innovation success but these influences are positively and negatively moderated by innovativeness. The moderating influences depend on the type of innovativeness. Remarkably, with increasing technological innovativeness innovator roles which create inter-organizational links with the outside world appear to be more important than intra-organizational linker roles, and support from high-ranked organizational members turns out to have a significant negative effect on project success with higher degrees of technological innovativeness. Possible explanations for these findings are discussed and consequences for innovation research and innovation management are shown.}, author = {Gemunden, Hans G. and Salomo, Soren and Holzle, Katharina }, citeulike-article-id = {1992045}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8691.2007.00451.x}, journal = {Creativity and Innovation Management}, keywords = {champions, innovation, innovatorroles, promoters}, number = {4}, pages = {408--421}, posted-at = {2007-11-27 10:15:24}, priority = {5}, title = {Role Models for Radical Innovations in Times of Open Innovation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8691.2007.00451.x}, volume = {16}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1992045 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1992045 TI - Role Models for Radical Innovations in Times of Open Innovation JF - Creativity and Innovation Management VL - 16 IS - 4 SP - 408 EP - 421 N2 - In this paper, we study the influence of innovator roles in highly innovative ventures. In order to obtain a differentiated picture we take into account the degree of innovativeness as a moderating variable. To test our hypotheses we use a sample of 146 highly innovative new product development projects. We choose a rigorous sampling design and apply state-of-the-art measures for the degree of innovativeness. Furthermore, we apply multi-trait-multi-method methodology (MTMM) to enhance the validity of our study. The results show that innovator roles have a strong influence on innovation success but these influences are positively and negatively moderated by innovativeness. The moderating influences depend on the type of innovativeness. Remarkably, with increasing technological innovativeness innovator roles which create inter-organizational links with the outside world appear to be more important than intra-organizational linker roles, and support from high-ranked organizational members turns out to have a significant negative effect on project success with higher degrees of technological innovativeness. Possible explanations for these findings are discussed and consequences for innovation research and innovation management are shown. KW - champions KW - innovation KW - innovatorroles KW - promoters AU - Gemunden, Hans AU - Salomo, Soren AU - Holzle, Katharina PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8691.2007.00451.x ER -