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A Dynamic Learning Perspective on Innovation Control: Balancing Freedom and Constraint

In: Innovation and Capacity Building

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  • Minna Saunila

    (Lappeenranta University of Technology)

  • Martti Mäkimattila

    (Lahti University of Applied Sciences)

Abstract

Recent research has highlighted innovation as a dynamic, cyclical and continuous process tied to multiple levels within organisations. This chapter approaches the control of innovation from a dialectic perspective by presenting practical managerial solutions to combine individual, team and organisational elements for the purpose of controlling resources with flexible, self-organising processes. The study reveals that diverse phases of the innovation that proceeds as a multi-level process have distinct demands with respect to innovation control. The early phase should be supported by indirect control mechanisms, with idea development guided in a free and supportive manner; the concept phase should be agitated by the organisation seeking multiple options and a defined shared goal; and the project development phase should have direct mechanisms with which to control execution and resources.

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  • Minna Saunila & Martti Mäkimattila, 2018. "A Dynamic Learning Perspective on Innovation Control: Balancing Freedom and Constraint," Palgrave Studies in Cross-disciplinary Business Research, In Association with EuroMed Academy of Business, in: Demetris Vrontis & Yaakov Weber & Alkis Thrassou & S. M. Riad Shams & Evangelos Tsoukatos (ed.), Innovation and Capacity Building, chapter 14, pages 273-291, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:pscchp:978-3-319-90945-5_14
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-90945-5_14
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