WHAT EMPLOYEES REALLY WANT: DEMANDS FOR INDIVIDUAL IDEA DEVELOPMENT

Chris C. Gernreich ()
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Chris C. Gernreich: Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2018, vol. 22, issue 08, 1-28

Abstract: Present research on the front-end of innovation mainly examines factors or resources influencing an employee’s creativity, measured by outcomes such as the generated ideas. From the point of articulation, the ideas are more or less easy to handle as they enter a company’s sphere of influence. However, ideas that are held back by employees are not so easy to grasp, although they could provide a large pool of ideas to gain benefits from. This qualitative-empirical study points at demands of employees that have to be met to create an environment, which supports the development of ideas. Employees have great demands during information gathering and idea evaluation. Furthermore, the moment, when employees enter ideas into the idea management system, they are very sensitive to obstacles and feedback.

Keywords: Innovation process; front-end of innovation; individual idea development; ideation; creativity; idea suggestion; employee voice; speaking up (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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