Leach, D.J., Stride, C.B. orcid.org/0000-0001-9960-2869 and Wood, S.J. (2006) The effectiveness of idea capture schemes. International Journal of Innovation Management, 10 (3). pp. 325-350. ISSN 1363-9196
Abstract
Innovation at work is mainly driven by employees' ideas. This paper reports a study of the effectiveness (e.g., rate of suggestion making) of schemes for capturing these ideas. Based on a survey of 182 UK organizations, the study shows that decentralized suggestion schemes and work-based systems are more effective than centralized and informal schemes. The extent of planning, publicity, feedback and management support given to the scheme, and the type of reward offered to employees, also independently account for variation in effectiveness. Publicity and non-monetary rewards, though, are found to be most decisive, regardless of scheme type. Learning culture also affects the rate of suggestion making, though the effect is greater for centralized and decentralized schemes than for the others. The key implication of the findings is that by paying particular attention to how they are advertised and how participation is rewarded, organizations could improve the return on their idea capture schemes.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2006 International Society of Professional Innovation Management. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Innovation Management. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jul 2016 16:22 |
Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2018 14:03 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1363919606001521 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing [ |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1142/S1363919606001521 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:86742 |