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Psychological ownership for overcoming departmental barriers to innovation: A Study of innovation handoffs

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Effective collaboration across departments in an organization is critical to innovation success. Our purpose was to investigate factors contributing to successful innovation involving multiple organizational departments. We employed a multiple-case design with three Norwegian companies in three industries, by examining what happens at innovation project handoffs between different departments in an organization. We found that shared psychological ownership of innovation projects enabled efficient handoffs and helped manage the challenges of working across organizational boundaries. Our analysis identified a variety of enablers, which were consistent across industries, to improve innovation project handoffs and create shared psychological ownership.

Source: Journal of Engineering and Technology Management

DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2024.101831

Authors: Alf Steinar Sætre, Amy C. Edmondson, Oda Dregelid, Sofie Rud Zimmer

Institutions: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Innovation and Knowledge Management

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,810