The sources of management innovation: When firms introduce new management practices

Management innovation is the introduction of management practices new to the firm and intended to enhance firm performance. Building on the organizational reference group literature, this article shows that management innovation is a consequence of a firm's internal context and of the external...

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Published in:Journal of business research 2009-12, Vol.62 (12), p.1269-1280
Main Authors: Mol, Michael J., Birkinshaw, Julian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Contextual analysis
Corporate management
Economic performance
Economic psychology
Firm theory
Information economics
Innovation
Innovations
Knowledge
Knowledge sources
Management
Management innovation
Management innovation Management practices Performance Knowledge sources
Management practices
Practice
Studies
Tradeoff analysis
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Summary:Management innovation is the introduction of management practices new to the firm and intended to enhance firm performance. Building on the organizational reference group literature, this article shows that management innovation is a consequence of a firm's internal context and of the external search for new knowledge. Furthermore the article demonstrates a trade-off between context and search, in that there is a negative effect on management innovation associated with their joint occurrence. Finally the article shows that management innovation is positively associated with firm performance in the form of subsequent productivity growth.
ISSN:0148-2963
1873-7978
DOI:10.1016/j.jbusres.2009.01.001