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TY - JOUR
T1 - Individual experiences of innovation at work
AU - King, Nigel
AU - West, Michael
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - There is a need for individual-level research into innovation, which departs from the traditions of mainstream creativity research. A working definition is given which enables innovation to be distinguished from creativity, and a qualitative study, examining individual experiences of innovation, is described. Unstructured interviews were carried out with 27 people in managerial or professional jobs, eliciting descriptive accounts of individual experiences of innovation at work. Transcripts of these interviews were content-analysed, and the findings are discussed here under three headings: facilitators and inhibitors of innovation, reactions to innovations, and strategies for the management of innovation. Implications are drawn for future research in this area.
AB - There is a need for individual-level research into innovation, which departs from the traditions of mainstream creativity research. A working definition is given which enables innovation to be distinguished from creativity, and a qualitative study, examining individual experiences of innovation, is described. Unstructured interviews were carried out with 27 people in managerial or professional jobs, eliciting descriptive accounts of individual experiences of innovation at work. Transcripts of these interviews were content-analysed, and the findings are discussed here under three headings: facilitators and inhibitors of innovation, reactions to innovations, and strategies for the management of innovation. Implications are drawn for future research in this area.
KW - Innovation
KW - Organisations
KW - Psychology
U2 - 10.1108/eb004418
DO - 10.1108/eb004418
M3 - Journal article
VL - 2
SP - 6
EP - 10
JO - Journal of Managerial Psychology
JF - Journal of Managerial Psychology
SN - 0268-3946
IS - 3
ER -