Creating a tribal approach for innovation in organizations

Albert H. Segars

Business Horizons, 2019, vol. 62, issue 3, 409-418

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to describe how innovative organizations work beyond traditional overlays of rules, hierarchy, and process. This cultural context is best described as tribal and can be framed as seven key instincts: ambition, emergent structure, roles and responsibilities, trust, navigation, resolve, and sacrifice. This tribal approach provides a useful framework for organizations seeking to improve their predisposition for discovering extraordinary ideas.

Keywords: Tribal innovation; Organizational communication; Innovative organizations; Tribal instincts; Institutional knowledge; Emergent structures (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2019.01.007

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