Management support and learning from innovation trophies: Insights from a large french energy company

Souad Brinette, Abdoulkarim Idi Cheffou and Vesselina Tossan
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Souad Brinette: EDC - EDC Paris Business School
Abdoulkarim Idi Cheffou: ISG - ISG International Business School [Paris]
Vesselina Tossan: LIRSA - Laboratoire interdisciplinaire de recherche en sciences de l'action - CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM]

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Abstract: This article aims to show how a firm learns from innovation trophies while focusing on a specific category of these trophies concerning symbolic rewards of intrapreneurial projects that were professionally managed but failed for various reasons. It was written after a case study in a big company. The interest of this Trophy of Best Failed Ideas is discussed based on interviews conducted with intrapreneurs and managers. The results suggest that innovation " failures " can serve as a source for organizational learning and some of them should be called " nearlings " to comply with impression management theory.

Date: 2024-01
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Published in Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 2024, 71, pp.101794. ⟨10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101794⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101794

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