Workplace Innovation as a Process: Examples from Europe

Peter R. A. Oeij (), Paul T. Y. Preenen () and Steven Dhondt ()
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Peter R. A. Oeij: TNO Innovation for Life
Paul T. Y. Preenen: TNO Innovation for Life

Chapter 11 in The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Innovation, 2021, pp 199-221 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Presenting a study in ten EU Member States, this chapter discusses the implementation of workplace innovation (WPI) by European companies. Central questions are: (1) Why do companies apply WPI and are there different strategies that they use? (2) How do these companies implement WPI interventions and provide employees a role in that process? (3) What types of WPI interventions are being implemented, and what are the (expected) effects of such interventions? The chapter concludes that successful WPI is a subtle interplay of management-driven business goals and employee-driven quality of work life goals. The main take away message is that constructive cooperation between management and employees is key for innovation, competitiveness and good quality jobs.

Keywords: Workplace innovation; Implementation; European Union; European Company Survey; Modern Sociotechnics; Sociotechnical Systems; Employee engagement; Innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59916-4_11

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