Bourke, J, Roper, S and Love, JH orcid.org/0000-0003-3478-685X (2021) Organising for Innovation in Professional Services Firms: Econometric evidence from the UK. International Journal of Innovation Management, 25 (8). 2150085. ISSN 1363-9196
Abstract
Undertaking innovation involves a range of different activities from ideation to the commercialisation of innovations. Each activity may have very different resources and organisational requirements, however, most prior studies treat innovation as a single un-differentiated activity. Here, using new survey data for professional service firms (PSFs) in the UK, we are able to examine separately how a range of organisational work practices influence success in ideation and commercialisation. In particular, we use principal component analysis (PCA) to identify and compare the benefits of four groups of organisational work practices relating to strategy & information sharing, recruitment & training, work flexibility & discretion and culture & leadership. Strong contrasts emerge between those work practices that are important for success in ideation and commercialisation. Work practices linked to culture & leadership are important for ideation activities, while strategy &information sharing practices are more strongly associated with commercialisation success. The results suggest clear managerial implications depending on the priority.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of an article published in International Journal of Innovation Management. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Innovation; organisational work practices; professional service firms |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > International Business Division (LUBS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 2021 10:35 |
Last Modified: | 15 Oct 2022 00:29 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing |
Identification Number: | 10.1142/S1363919621500857 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:177500 |