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

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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])

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.

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  • Souad Brinette & Abdoulkarim Idi Cheffou & Vesselina Tossan, 2024. "Management support and learning from innovation trophies: Insights from a large french energy company," Post-Print hal-04390530, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04390530
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2023.101794
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