Many Hands Make Light Work: The Influence of Organizational Culture on Idea Platform Implementation

Timo Koppe () and Peter Buxmann ()
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Timo Koppe: Technical University of Darmstadt, Software and Digital Business
Peter Buxmann: Technical University of Darmstadt, Software and Digital Business

A chapter in Innovation Through Information Systems, 2021, pp 433-447 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Recent years have seen an increasing emphasis on IT-enabled crowdsourcing for innovation in organizations. However, information systems literature has so far paid little attention to the role of information systems in idea crowdsourcing, including its relation to organizational culture. To address this research gap, we conducted a quantitative study with IT and innovation managers from various organizations (N = 81) to explore whether culture influences the implementation of idea platforms. Our key findings show that idea platform implementation is facilitated by a culture that emphasizes policies, procedures, as well as information management (hierarchical culture). Although a culture of creativity should be stimulated in the front-end of innovation, the results indicate that idea platforms are predominantly used in conjunction with a strong internal focus and set of values.

Keywords: Crowdsourcing; Organizational culture; Idea platform; Innovation; Quantitative study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86790-4_29

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