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The Inclusive Organisation: Management Practices Of Employee-Driven Innovation (Edi)

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  • IZABELLE BÄCKSTRÖM

    (Department of Industrial Management and Logistics, Lund University, Sweden)

  • WAFA SAID MOSLEH

    (Department of Design and Communication, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the inclusive involvement of non-R&D and non-managerial employees’ in processes of innovation. It answers a contemporary call for research to investigate a wider scope of organisations in the quest for understanding the interaction between employees and managers in employee-driven innovation (EDI). Based on a qualitative research study of two global corporations, this paper poses the following research question: How does the EDI approach manifest as a new management practice and thereby influence the interaction between employees and managers? By applying a critical discourse analysis, findings reveal that the production, distribution, and consumption of the EDI discourse are pervaded by a dynamic tension in the power relation between the top-level management and employees. While management enforces the impression that the EDI process is inclusive and engaging, employees remain critical to the contrasting way it is communicated.

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  • Izabelle Bäckström & Wafa Said Mosleh, 2021. "The Inclusive Organisation: Management Practices Of Employee-Driven Innovation (Edi)," International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 25(06), pages 1-19, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijimxx:v:25:y:2021:i:06:n:s1363919621500687
    DOI: 10.1142/S1363919621500687
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