THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME: OPENNESS TO CHANGE AND SENSEMAKING IN IDEA SCREENING

Alexandre Sukhov, Antti Sihvonen, Lars E. Olsson and Peter R. Magnusson
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Alexandre Sukhov: Karlstad University, Service Research Center, Karlstad 651 88, Sweden
Antti Sihvonen: Karlstad University, Service Research Center, Karlstad 651 88, Sweden
Lars E. Olsson: Karlstad University, Service Research Center, Karlstad 651 88, Sweden
Peter R. Magnusson: Karlstad University, Service Research Center, Karlstad 651 88, Sweden

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2018, vol. 22, issue 08, 1-15

Abstract: This study examines how a person’s sense of identity (expressed in terms of openness to change vs. conservation) influences the way in which they screen early ideas for innovation projects. To study this, we recruited 20 experts from a leading IT-consultancy firm to individually evaluate and comment on 12 R&D project ideas. This data was then analysed by using a configurational approach (fsQCA) to understand how different experts combine various evaluation dimensions together to make sense of and decide on the goodness of an idea. The findings show that experts who are open to change view ideas as opportunities and approach idea screening as a generative process, while conservative experts are more reserved in their idea screening activities.

Keywords: Sensemaking; idea screening; evaluation; values; identity; openness to change; conservative; fsQCA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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